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Their new musical film, “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” will have its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in January.
Based on John Kander and Fred Ebb’s Broadway show (which itself is based on Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel), “Spider Woman” is directed by Bill Condon — the Oscar-winning director of “Dreamgirls” and “Chicago.” Is a screenwriter.
‘Spider Woman’ is about two prisoners in a Brazilian prison. A man named Molina (Tonatiuh) escapes his terrible surroundings by fantasizing about old movies. One involving Ingrid Luna – titled “Spider Woman” Played by Lopez. The second person in prison is Valentin, played by Diego Luna.
“Unstoppable” actress He has stated that he worked directly with Kander, who is part of the renowned songwriting team that also created “Chicago” and “Cabaret”, on his role.
“John Kander, who is 97 years old, was in the studio with me,” Lopez told Variety. “He is the most handsome man. He was there for all our recordings of the album and pre-records for the film. it was a dream.”
Chita Rivera won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for playing the role on Broadway in 1993.
Sundance announced 93 feature and episodic programs on Wednesday for the festival, which runs from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2 and will set the tone for the year in movies.
“Opus”, in the Midnight Section, stars Ayo Adebiri (“The Bear”) and John Malkovich, and is about a young writer who is unexpectedly invited to the home of a pop star who disappeared 30 years earlier. Had gone.
In the premiere episode “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” Rose Byrne plays a mother whose life spirals when her child is diagnosed with a mysterious illness. The film from writer-director Mary Bronstein features a diverse cast that includes A$AP Rocky, Conan O’Brien and Danielle Macdonald.
And “Wedding Banquet,” starring “Saturday Night Live’s” Bowen Yang and Oscar-nominated actress Lily Gladstone, is about two friends who marry with green cards. The activities begin. The film is directed by Andrew Ahn, who made waves with the 2023 rom-com “Fire Island.”
Sundance has become a hotspot for documentaries. The three previous Best Documentary Oscar winners – “20 Days in Mariupol,” “Navalny” and “Summer of Soul” – all premiered at the festival.
Some exciting titles this year include “Sally,” about the secret personal life of astronaut Sally Ride; “Pee-wee as Himself”, featuring some of the final interviews with the late Paul Reubens; and “Predators”, a look at the rise and fall of the TV series “To Catch a Predator.”
