The upcoming 2025 movie Kiss of the Spider Woman will have director Bill Condon giving us the musical magic we first saw from his hits like Chicago and Dreamgirls. Watching the trailer for Jennifer Lopez’s new movie, the musical's 1920s style speaks to me, especially such a powerhouse lead. Condon explained the sweet way the long-awaited project marks a full-circle moment for him and his star, and it's like fate played a beautifully melodious hand in it all.
The closest that Jennifer Lopez has been cast in a musical of any sort was singing in movies like one of the best music biopics, Selena, and playing a pop singer in Marry Me. But with Kiss of the Spider Woman being the actress/singer’s first full-on musical for the big screen, director Bill Condon said to THR that her casting in the new movie came from a conversation they had at the 64th Golden Globes:
