Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck each performed an element within the making of the film musical Kiss of the Spider Lady, and the exes had been each available Monday evening (Oct. 6) for the movie’s New York red-carpet screening, reuniting publicly for the primary time since their divorce was last in January.
Lopez stars as Ingrid Luna/Aurora/The Spider Lady, whereas Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Fairness manufacturing firm is likely one of the producers behind the movie, which is an adaptation of the 1976 novel of the identical title by Argentine creator Manuel Puig that additionally impressed a 1985 film and a 1993 Broadway musical.
In an interview with Additional on the purple carpet, Affleck defined why Artists Fairness was keen to assist make the movie and why Lopez was “born to play” the title function.
“She’s superb within the film,” he mentioned. “I simply can’t anticipate you, the viewers, to see the film. I’m as happy with this film as any that I’ve ever been concerned with. I’m actually excited to be right here tonight.”
He additionally praised his ex-wife’s work ethic, saying: “Early on in Jennifer’s involvement on this… she simply was going to offer it her all and she or he did. She labored enormously exhausting. You get to see all of her many items. She’s any individual that grew up watching traditional musicals.”
When requested in regards to the Oscar buzz surrounding the challenge since its Sundance Movie Competition premiere in January, Affleck wasn’t letting awards season decide whether or not this film is successful. “I prefer to attempt to develop my very own commonplace for what I actually like and assume is nice, and as such, I’m enormously happy with the film. I at all times shall be. I really like this film.”
Watch Affleck’s interview beneath. Kiss of the Spider Lady, additionally starring Diego Luna and Tonatiuh and directed by film musical vet Invoice Condon (Chicago, Dreamgirls), arrives in theaters on Friday.
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