EXCLUSIVE: The function musical Kiss of the Spider Lady starring Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna and Tonatiuh will probably be getting broad theatrical launch October 10. Deadline first informed you that the largest film at this yr’s Sundance Movie Pageant had its North American rights acquired by Roadside Points of interest, Lionsgate and LD Leisure.
Additionally opening on October 10 is Disney’s Tron: Ares, Warner Bros/Legendary’s Animal Buddies with Jason Momoa and Ryan Reynolds, and the unique launch of Amazon MGM Studios’ Luca Guadagnino thriller After the Hunt with Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri.
The Invoice Condon-directed Spider Lady, an Artists Fairness manufacturing, is predicated on the ebook by Terrence McNally and John Kander and Fred Ebb’s songs from the Broadway present. Argentinian writer Manuel Puig wrote the unique 1976 novel upon which the 1985 Oscar-winning film starring William Damage, Raul Julia and Sonia Braga is predicated. Luna and Tonatiuh play jail cellmates Valentín and Luis, respectively, in a military-run 1983 Argentinian. Homosexual widow dresser Luis retains Valentín’s spirits alive with tales about his favourite actress, Ingrid Luna (Lopez), and the film musicals she starred in.
Roadside Points of interest acquired Gia Coppola’s The Final Showgirl out of the Toronto Movie Pageant final yr and shortly ramped up awards-season buzz for its lead star Pamela Anderson. Anderson garnered Golden Globe Greatest Actress and SAG Lead Actress noms, whereas Jamie Lee Curtis acquired Supporting Actress noms from SAG and BAFTA and Miley Cyrus music “Stunning That Manner” scored BAFTA, Golden Globe and Critics Alternative noms.
Kiss of the Spider Lady is 82% recent on Rotten Tomatoes coming away from its Sundance premiere.
Deadline Movie Critic Pete Hammond beamed in his evaluation for the movie, “Jennifer Lopez who has the entire package deal — singing, dancing, appearing — she has by no means gotten the chance to point out on display screen on this method. Lopez has at all times been underrated for her chops as a dramatic actress, however followers of the interval and the movies emulated right here will see favorable comparisons with Columbia musical icon Rita Hayworth, MGM diva Cyd Charisse, Ava Gardner, even Marilyn Monroe within the scrumptious ‘Gimme Love’ quantity (choreographed by Christopher Scott) the place Aurora is surrounded by male dancers ala Marilyn in ‘Diamonds are a Woman’s Greatest Good friend.‘ ”
