Jennifer Lopez Takes Center Stage in First Trailer for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman'
Jennifer Lopez is taking center stage as a silver screen diva in the first teaser for Kiss of the Spider Woman.
The film, written for the screen and directed by Bill Condon, is based on the acclaimed 1976 novel by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig and the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name by the multiple-Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally and the composer and lyricist team of John Kander and Fred Ebb.
More from The Hollywood Reporter
'Wicked: For Good' Trailer Teases Glinda and Elphaba's Fates as Dorothy Arrives
Stephen Curry-Produced Basketball Doc 'Good Shot' Reveals Emotional Trailer (Exclusive)
Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell Relive Their Past in 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' Trailer
The story centers on political prisoner Valentín (Diego Luna) who shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency. 'The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).'
'I couldn't live without movies. One of them I'll never forget,' Tonatiuh's Molina says in the teaser as he looks at a movie poster for Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Throughout the teaser, Lopez can be seen performing in the title role of Aurora as she appears in dream sequences and a myriad of musical numbers as the two cellmates navigate an unexpected friendship.
An Artists Equity and Mohari Media presentation, Kiss of the Spider Woman is a Josephson Entertainment / Tom Kirdahy / Greg Yolen / Nuyorican production. Condon, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Mark Scheinberg, Dani Bernfeld, Kevin Halloran, Michael Joe, Mickey Liddell, Pete Shilaimon, Whitney Williams, Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Courtney Baxter, Luna, D. Matt Geller, Pamela Thur, Sam Weisman, Daniel Weisman and Margaux Weisman executive produce.
The film is produced by Barry Josephson, Tom Kirdahy and Greg Yolen.
In his review, The Hollywood Reporter's chief film critic David Rooney calls it one of Lopez's best roles of her decades-long career.
The movie debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in January with Lopez growing emotional over the response to the film.
'I've been waiting for this moment my whole life,' Lopez said. 'The truth is, when you talk about the importance of musicals, the reason that I even wanted to be in this business was because my mom would sit me in front of the TV when West Side Story would come on once a year, on Thanksgiving. I was just mesmerized. And I was like, 'That's what I want to do. That's what I want to do.' That was always my goal, and this is the first time that I actually got to do it.'
The film is set to hit theaters on Oct. 10.
Best of The Hollywood Reporter
13 of Tom Cruise's Most Jaw-Dropping Stunts
Hollywood Stars Who Are One Award Away From an EGOT
'The Goonies' Cast, Then and Now
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
21 minutes ago
- Yahoo
‘Prime Minister' Review: An Up-Close-and-Personal Peek Into Jacinda Arden's Six-Year Term Shows What Thoughtful Leadership Can Look Like
Editor's Note: This review originally ran during the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Magnolia Pictures releases 'Prime Minster' in theaters Friday, June 13. A down-to-earth, compassionate woman who's spent her entire life building a career in public service is suddenly thrust into the leadership role of her party after the previous occupant is forced to step aside due to bad polling. Oh, and she only has a few weeks to turn things around before the entire country votes on whether or not they want her to assume the top office in the land. Sound familiar? More from IndieWire Wayward Teens Find Solace in Horse Country During Sundance Award-Winning 'East of Wall' Trailer 'Inside' Review: Guy Pearce Delivers Another Incredible Supporting Performance in Australian Prison Drama That Cuts Through All the Bull With 'Prime Minister,' filmmakers Michelle Walshe and Lindsey Utz present a compelling what-if to Americans now dealing with another four years under a ruthless tyrant by showcasing the capable leadership and everyday life of former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern during her six-year term, as well as where she is today post-resignation. The documentary acts as an intimate study of what it means to serve others when it seems like the world is falling apart and to be a partner and mother at the same time. Despite the challenges both present, Ardern's deft and humane handling of crises reminds us that government can be a force for good, but only so long as we let it be. 'We have to rehumanize one another again' Ardern tells her students at Harvard University at the beginning of the film. We first meet Ardern in 2024, outside of her home country and relocated to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she's working on a dual fellowship in both public leadership and online extremism — but also having time to walk her daughter, Neve, to the school bus in the morning. This dichotomy — of trying to be a force for good on both a grand and personal scale — persists throughout 'Prime Minister' as we flash back to 2017, when Ardern took to the political stage two months before the election and newly pregnant. She didn't have the time to think or panic. Her only option was to act and while she may have felt like she wasn't totally ready to do so, we're told the 'imposter syndrome' that took root during her teenage years had built in her the exact strength and confidence needed to face all the doubters and skeptics that stood between Adern doing what she felt was right by her country. This time in Ardern's life has been carefully documented not only via footage shot by her partner and eventual husband, NZ broadcaster Clarke Gayford, and others, but also audio interviews conducted by the National Library of New Zealand's Political Diary Oral History Project. As Ardern listens to these recordings in the present day while she writes and reflects on her experiences as PM, she takes an analytical approach to each moment, inspecting not only the words she's saying, but also recalling the emotional state she was in at the time they were given. In doing so, she offers both reflection and a comprehensive guide on how to steer a nation through times of great tragedy and suffering. 'Tell people what you know, even if it's hard.' 'People shouldn't have to thank you for a humane response' 'Your job is to govern for everybody.' These Jacinda-isms start to stack up as she faces one devastating event after another, yet at every point, we come to find these aren't just words to her, but deeply felt mantras. When the mass shooting at a mosque in Christchurch places a global spotlight on New Zealand and its gun laws, rather than shirk from the conversation or work to move past these traumas as we often do in America, Ardern finds a form of action she can take to ensure that massacres such as this never occur again. Less than a month after the attack, she passed a law that banned most semiautomatic weapons, assault rifles, and higher capacity magazines, as well as parts used to convert guns into semiautomatic weapons. As far as we can tell, this law worked, as archival news clips show New Zealanders returning weapons through a buyback program installed as part of the law and those weapons ultimately destroyed as a result. When the COVID-19 virus swept across the world, prompting most leaders to either freeze in terror or find ways to put profit above people, Ardern was one of the first to close her country's borders and enact strict lockdown procedures, a choice that allowed New Zealand to be one of the few countries to isolate the spread. Ardern makes clear that one of the only factors of relevance to her in coming to this decision was preventing widespread death. Any argument that ran in contrast to this, whether it be for economic or societal reasonings, proved secondary. In the end, it's estimated her steps, drastic as they may have been, potentially saved as many as 80,000 lives and made it so New Zealand could re-open safely long before most other countries were able to. However, with new strains breaking out and lockdowns needing to be reinstated, Ardern quickly became a target of fringe groups like anti-vaxxers and far-right conspiracy theorists importing Trump's hatred to the other side of the world. After Ardern's landslide re-election that saw her Labour Party gain the first majority government since introduction of a proportional representation system in 1996, her dissenters felt emboldened to take to the streets, forming a protest camp outside of the Parliament building that was not too dissimilar from the attempted American insurrection on January 6, 2021. While all of this is going on, Ardern is also trying to incorporate the raising of her daughter into the lifestyle of a global leader, a task she has to redefine almost immediately upon realizing the stress of the job will physically prevent her from breast-feeding. As Neve grows up playing in parliamentary offices and watching her mother on TV with no comprehension of the burdens she's shouldering, it's evident the impact of Ardern on her daughter during these years is mainly in shaping her independence, a fact she ultimately discerns in her resignation speech before Parliament. This ties back to one of the first things you start to notice about Ardern; Her sense of humor. She's always ready with a joke or a demonstration of wit, willing to laugh at herself and others in need of a bit of levity, but by the time the hateful rhetoric reaches her doorstep, that bubbly, yet sharp personality has given way to an exhausted individual ready to put herself and her family first. Ultimately, 'Prime Minister' feels like a film that would've had more impact if released a year ago, but today reads as a tragic depiction of yet another experienced, thoughtful woman whose determination to do good, both by her family and the country she represents, is steam-rolled by the horror and bigotry other individuals wish to bring on the world. Ardern ends up relying on force to push out the protesters and in doing so realizes that she can no longer keep the country together as a leader must do. Though it's not featured as part of the narrative, in resigning as PM, Ardern opened the door for Labour to suffer a landslide defeat in the next election, marring her own legacy for the sake of her mental health and as a response to those who stood in opposition to her. As she packs her office sporting a Portishead t-shirt and reveling in the presence of her now fiancé and their daughter, we can see her joy slowly start to flow back in, forcing us to wonder if any good person can actually govern in a world where politics have become seemingly ruled by those who are loudest and most out for themselves. Throughout the film, Ardern likens her experience at the helm of New Zealand's ship to explorer Ernest Shakleton's Antarctic voyage, a failed mission that was still considered a success based on every member of the crew surviving the journey. Maintaining confidence and bringing the team together under tenuous circumstances was a task Ardern seemed made for, but in stepping away, she reveals that with some missions, you can only go so far. 'How do we shine a light on the humanity that I know is still there' she asks herself and others watching this documentary in present day, fully aware that there are still greater battles to be fought despite our woeful inability to work as a collective. What unfortunately goes unsaid is that we need progressive leaders like her who push us in the right direction even if we're not ready to go there ourselves and as much as she may love her home country, choosing to leave it after what she went through does point to politics and governance on a global scale as a system that will always go through swings of progression and regression. Based on her efforts now, trying to both train the next generation and stem the tide of rising fascism online, we're left with the feeling that the best Ardern can do is pass it off, as it has been before, hoping that someday, someone else will come along to do their bit of good in the arena before the lions tear them apart. It's not exactly a bright message, but better than giving up entirely, and necessary considering her daughter will soon have to face these challenges in her own way as well. 'Prime Minister' premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Magnolia Pictures releases the film Friday, June 13. Want to stay up to date on IndieWire's film and critical thoughts? to our newly launched newsletter, In Review by David Ehrlich, in which our Chief Film Critic and Head Reviews Editor rounds up the best new reviews and streaming picks along with some exclusive musings — all only available to subscribers. Best of IndieWire The 25 Best Alfred Hitchcock Movies, Ranked Every IndieWire TV Review from 2020, Ranked by Grade from Best to Worst
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Chad Cohen Tapped as Executive Producer of Development and Production at HHMI Tangled Bank Studios (EXCLUSIVE)
Science-focused production company HHMI Tangled Bank Studios has announced that Emmy Award-winning producer, writer, director, and showrunner Chad Cohen has been tapped as executive producer of development and production. In this new position, Cohen will lead development and supervise the production of genre-defining science media that fulfills the public engagement and science education mission of HHMI Tangled Bank Studios. Cohen will work across multiple platforms, overseeing content for shorts, documentaries, series, podcasts, games and social media. 'Our mandate is to raise the understanding of, appreciation for, and trust in science – something I've focused on my entire career – and I'm excited to continue that work with Jared and the incredible team at HHMI Tangled Bank Studios,' said Cohen. 'We have a unique opportunity to partner with the best storytellers in the business to tell inspiring and innovative science stories and meet audiences wherever they are on new and existing platforms. 'Chad's enthusiasm for science is palpable and he doesn't shy away from complicated science topics,' expressed Jared Lipworth, head of HHMI Tangled Bank Studios. 'We're thrilled to bring his creativity, knowledge and passion for science to the studio as we tell stories about cutting-edge scientific advances and help audiences understand how basic research translates into real world applications.' Prior to joining HHMI, Cohen served as an executive producer for National Geographic, where he oversaw unscripted series and specials for Disney+, Hulu, and the National Geographic Channel, such as the multi-Emmy winning 'Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller' and films like 'Titanic: The Digital Resurrection' and 'Expedition Amazon.' In addition to his work at National Geographic, Cohen has worked with brands such as PBS, Smithsonian and the Discovery Channel for over 20 years. HHMI Tangled Bank Studios is a mission-driven impact studio dedicated to using the power of visual storytelling and innovative outreach to inspire curiosity about science. Recent films include Emmy-nominated 'Battle to Beat Malaria,' 'Race for the Vaccine,' 'Ending HIV in America,' and the Oscar-nominated 'All That Breathes,' which is the only film to win best documentary at both the Sundance and Cannes film festivals. To extend the reach and impact of each film, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios creates extensive educational and public outreach campaigns in partnership with other mission aligned organizations. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
This week on "Sunday Morning" (June 15)
The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. "Sunday Morning" also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Hosted by Jane Pauley COVER STORY: "You know we'll have a good time then": Harry Chapin and his impact beyond musicTime was short for singer-songwriter Harry Chapin. But since his death in a car crash in 1981 at age 38, Chapin's legacy has only grown beyond his emotional songs like "Cat's in the Cradle" and "Taxi," to include the charities he founded to address food insecurity. Correspondent David Pogue talks with members of Chapin's family, who discuss his impact – as a father, a fundraiser and philanthropist, and an example of how to live life, with a simple credo: "When in doubt, do something." To hear Harry Chapin perform "Cat's in the Cradle," click on the video embed below: For more info: Chapin FoundationWhyHungerLong Island Cares: The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank, Hauppauge, NY ALMANAC: June 15"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date. U.S.: How the U.S. Army was bornOn June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the part-time militias that were facing off against British forces with a full-time army. After 1,300 battles and skirmishes, the Army, led by Gen. George Washington, defeated the British Empire, winning our independence. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin looks at the creation of America's unified military, and visits a National Museum of the United States Army exhibit honoring the sacrifices of our nation's revolutionary heroes. For more info: U.S. Army (Official site)National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Va. B.J. Ervik Studio"The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 (Volume Two of the Revolution Trilogy)" by Rick Atkinson (Crown), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Rick Atkinson U.S.: A day for a parade in D.C. – and protests nationwideNational correspondent Robert Costa reports. SPORTS: Chasing the checkered flag: The allure of Indy car racingLegendary comedian and talk show host David Letterman is also co-owner of an Indy Car team, and since 1996, Rahal-Letterman-Lanigan Racing has won the Indianapolis 500 twice. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Letterman, along with drivers Josef Newgarden and Pato O'Ward, and racing great Mario Andretti, about the attraction of the sport; the dream of winning the Indy 500; and how the popularity of Indy Car racing is accelerating. For more info: Rahal-Letterman-Lanigan RacingJosef NewgardenPato O'WardMario AndrettiAssociated Press motorsports reporter Jenna FryerAcura Grand Prix of Long BeachIndianapolis Penske PASSAGE: In memoriam"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week. U.S.: Worm GruntingConor Knighton reports. HARTMAN: A real dog TV: Desi Arnaz: Singer, husband, dad, and the man who "invented" TVDesi Arnaz, the Cuban-born entertainer, broke conventions when he co-starred with his wife Lucille Ball in the TV show "I Love Lucy," playing a prototypical American sitcom dad. He also changed the rules of television by filming episodes, thereby creating the rerun – and, ultimately, a new economic model for TV. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Todd Purdum, author of a new biography, "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television," about Arnaz's impact on American culture; and with Lucie Arnaz, who discusses her parents' marriage and divorce, and her father's extraordinary journey. For more info: "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television" by Todd S. Purdum (Simon & Schuster), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and S. Purdum (Author page) COMMENTARY: How is Jim Gaffigan as a father? Hear it from one of his kidsThe comedian's youngest son, Patrick Gaffigan, offers his take on Jim Gaffigan as a role model, and it's not pretty. Happy Father's Day. Jim! COLLECTIBLES: Watches as objects of loveAuctioneer Aurel Bacs knows what makes watch enthusiasts tick, as he puts exquisite, rare and vintage timepieces on the auction block. For 30 years, Bacs (whose love of watches began as a teenager in Zurich) has sold luxury timepieces at the world's most celebrated auction houses. Over the past decade, he and his wife, Livia Russo, partnering with Phillips Auctioneers, have been responsible for $1.6 billion in watch sales, catering to thousands of collectors from around the world. Correspondent Mark Strassmann talks with the flamboyant Bacs, the man some have called "the Indiana Jones of watches," who says watch collecting is not rational: "It's a love affair, and you cannot put limits on love." For more info: Phillipswatches on InstagramWatches at Phillips Auctions, New York, NATURE: TBD WEB EXCLUSIVES: FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson (Video)The death, at age 82, of Brian Wilson, one of the founding members of the '60s group the Beach Boys, was announced on Wed., June 11, 2025. Ten years ago, the singer-songwriter talked with correspondent Anthony Mason about a creative life marred by depression and drugs (dramatized in the film "Love & Mercy), and about his new solo album, "No Pier Pressure." (Originally broadcast on "Sunday Morning" July 19, 2015.) FROM THE ARCHIVES: Derek Jacobi on "Hamlet" (YouTube Video)Derek Jacobi and London's Old Vic Theatre company took their production of "Hamlet" to a most appropriate venue for Shakespeare's tragedy: Under the ancient battlements of Elsinore, the castle in Denmark, that is the setting for the most famous play in the world. Jacobi and Jane Nymark, who played Ophelia, discussed the poetry of Shakespeare's language, and the difficulties of performing outdoors, in a report by "Sunday Morning" host Charles Kurault that originally aired on Sept. 16, 1979. FROM THE ARCHIVES: Rebuilding Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (YouTube Video)American actor Sam Wanamaker fought for years to recreate Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, which had burned down in 1613. He didn't live to see a new Globe rise on the south bank of the Thames. In this Aug. 3, 1997 "Sunday Morning" report, correspondent Tom Fenton talked with actress Zoe Wanamaker about her father's obsession, along with master builder Peter McCurdy; Mark Rylance, the actor-manager of the Globe; and American actors Christian Camargo and Steven Skybell, about bringing the immortal works of Shakespeare to life in "The Wooden O." FROM THE ARCHIVES: The final frontier of "Star Trek"? Outdoor theater (YouTube Video)In 2012, the beloved original sci-fi series, which explored strange new worlds, arrived at a particularly strange one: Portland, Oregon, where summer theater in the park audiences welcomed a live performance of a classic "Star Trek" episode. Correspondent Lee Cowan went behind the scenes of a production going boldly where no theater project had gone before, in a "Sunday Morning" story that originally aired Aug. 12, 2012. The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. Executive producer is Rand Morrison. DVR Alert! Find out when "Sunday Morning" airs in your city "Sunday Morning" also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Full episodes of "Sunday Morning" are now available to watch on demand on and Paramount+, including via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox. Follow us on Twitter/X; Facebook; Instagram; YouTube; TikTok; Bluesky; and at You can also download the free "Sunday Morning" audio podcast at iTunes and at Now you'll never miss the trumpet! Video shows Air India plane crashing in Ahmedabad Air India plane crashes shortly after takeoff, carrying more than 240 people An accused woman skips her pedicure, kills her ex-husband
