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Jennifer Hudson learned Tuesday that Beyoncé wasn’t the only music star she appeared with in 2006’s “Dreamgirls” — the other one just hadn’t been discovered yet.

Stopping by “The Jennifer Hudson Show” in promotion of her new music and forthcoming sixth studio album, Kesha rendered the host speechless after revealing that she was actually an extra on “Dreamgirls” while it was filming in Downtown Los Angeles in 2006.

“What? Really?!” Hudson said, visibly shocked.

“Serious … Bible,” the “TiK ToK” singer said, raising her hand to God.

“Kesha was an extra in ‘Dreamgirls’?!” Hudson continued.

“For like $120, for 16 hours, I sat there with my hair teased to the gods. Oh my god — no offense — I hated it,” Kesha admitted.

“You know you’re going to make me rewind it back and try to spot you in the film, this is amazing,” Hudson said.

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Kesha’s résumé just got even more impressive.

During a Tuesday appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show, the Dreamgirls star started the segment off by noting how “nice” it was to meet the “Die Young” singer after hearing “that we almost crossed paths one time.”

“I was an extra on Dreamgirls,” Kesha admitted, which stunned Hudson. “Serious, Bible. For like $120, for 16 hours, I sat there with my hair teased to the Gods.”

The two-time Grammy Award nominee admitted that she “hated” the experience and recalled filming a scene in Downtown Los Angeles for the 2006 Oscar-winning film.

“No offense, I hated it,” she said. “Y’all were amazing. [I was] just an extra in a scene, it was a big auditorium [in] Downtown, L.A.,” she added, which Hudson confirmed was the shooting location for the beloved movie.

“You’re gonna make me go rewind it back and try to spot you in the film,...

As of September last year, a remake of Guys and Dolls, one of Broadway’s best and most influential musical that was also adapted into a successful Hollywood musical back in 1955, is in the works. The original movie was nominated in four categories at the Oscars, but it did not win any award.

Now, Hollywood is looking to make a remake of the film, which shouldn’t be surprising, seeing how the reboot and remake era is still very much alive. At this moment we don’t know much about the movie, but we do have some rumors.

Recently, it has been reported that Zendaya was offered to play a “lead role” in the movie and now, another casting rumor has surfaced and it is quite interesting.

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Kevin Spacey has not taken on a single role since 2017 due to his s*xual assault allegations, but this was not the case back in the day. The New Jersey-born actor was killing it in the 90s with action-packed roles like John Doe in David Fincher’s movie Se7en (1995), Kevin “Verbal” Kint in The Usual Suspects (1995) a movie by Bryan Singer, and Lester Burnham in American Beauty a film by Sam Mendes, to name just a few.

The actor has an amazing filmography and has bagged two Oscars as well. He is someone whose name in the cast would fill up theaters. However, even a great actor like Spacey can mess up in selecting his next role and miss out on movies that go on to become hits. This often happens in Hollywood—actors rejecting scripts or, at times, being rejected by casting crews or directors.

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Followers of musicals will likely remember the 1955 Oscar-nominated classic Guys and Dolls, directed by legendary Hollywood director Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Herman’s brother). The movie was a critical and commercial success at the time, and while it is not a top-tier musical, it is still a major classic.

Now, in an era when old movies are being remade, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that a remake of Guys and Dolls is currently in pre-production and while it is still in very early phases of development, we have an interesting rumor related to it.

Namely, according to a new rumor, the movie is aiming to land a major A-list actress as its star!

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The rumor in question comes from DanielRPK via his Patreon account. As you know, DanielRPK is a popular Hollywood rumor mill who...

The Oscar-winning director behind movies like Forrest Gump, Castaway, and Back to the Future is reportedly collaborating with Jennifer Lopez on his next project. Per Deadline, sources say that Robert Zemeckis, who last directed the 2024 feature Here, will team up with Lopez on an adaptation of The Last Mrs. Parrish, a bestselling 2017 novel by Liv Constantine. The project is on the slate at Netflix.

The Last Mrs. Parrish will follow a con-artist, played by Lopez, who targets the Parrishes, a wealthy couple, to be her next victims. In the film, Lopez’s character will pretend to be friends with the wife while seducing the husband, with the end goal of becoming the next Mrs. Parrish. However, she discovers that the wife’s life is much more convoluted than she thought. The novel was a Reese Witherspoon book club pick and has sold over a million copies.

The Movie Will Be...

Jennifer Lopez has been set to star in the Netflix adaptation of ‘The Last Mrs. Parrish’ from Robert Zemeckis.

The psychological thriller centres on a twisted con-artist who targets a wealthy couple – the Parrishes – as her next victims. She infiltrates the pair by befriending the wife and seducing the husband, with the master plan of becoming the next Mrs. Parrish, only to discover that the wife’s life is far more complicated than she could have imagined.

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Andrea Berloff (The Mother) and John Gatins (Flight) have penned the screenplay. Producers on the project are Liza Chasin for 3dot Productions, Molly Sims for Something Happy Productions, and Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina for Nuyorican Productions. Executive producers are Margaret Chernin for 3dot Productions, alongside Lynne Constantine and Valerie Constantine, Jack Rapke and Derek Hogue.

Jennifer Lopez and Robert Zemeckis are bringing The Last Mrs. Parrish to life.

Netflix is developing the psychological thriller feature that has Zemeckis set to direct and Lopez to star. Oscar-nominated screenwriters Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton) and John Gatins (Flight) are penning the script.

The Last Mrs. Parrish is based on author Liv Constantine’s 2017 novel that was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection and has sold more than a million copies. The book centers on Amber Patterson concocting a plan to get closer to the wealthy Daphne Parrish, whose lavish life Amber envies.

Serving as producers on the film are Liza Chasin for 3dot Productions, Molly Sims for Something Happy Productions and Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina for Nuyorican Productions. Executive producers include Margaret Chernin for 3dot Productions, alongside Lynne Constantine, Valerie Constantine, Jack Rapke and Derek Hogue.

The adaptation of The Last Mrs. Parrish is part...

Jennifer Lopez will star in Netflix’s adaptation of “The Last Mrs. Parrish,” with “Forrest Gump” filmmaker Robert Zemeckis set to direct.

Netflix landed rights to Liv Constantine’s best-selling book in 2021. The psychological thriller centers on a twisted con-artist who targets a wealthy couple — the Parrishes — as her next victims. She infiltrates the pair by befriending the wife and seducing the husband, with the master plan of becoming the next Mrs. Parrish, only to discover that the wife’s life is far more complicated than she could have imagined. Additional casting has not been announced yet.

Andrea Berloff (“The Mother”) and John Gatins (“Flight”) are writing the screenplay. When the film version of “The Last Mrs. Parrish” was announced in 2021, Lisa Rubin (who created Netflix’s TV series “Gypsy”) was originally hired to pen the script.

Producers include Liza Chasin for 3dot Productions, Molly Sims for Something Happy Productions,...

Exclusive: Netflix and Jennifer Lopez are building on their strong partnership for the superstar’s next project, with plans to team her with an iconic director. Sources tell Deadline that Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis has come on to direct an adaptation of The Last Mrs. Parrish, with Lopez on board to star.

The film is in development with Andrea Berloff and Oscar nominee John Gatins penning the script. This marks a reunion for Zemeckis and Gatins, who worked together on the Oscar-nominated Denzel Washington drama Flight.

Liza Chasin is producing for 3dot Productions along with Molly Sims for Something Happy Productions, and Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina for Nuyorican Productions. Margaret Chernin of 3dot will exec produce as will Lynne Constantine and Valerie Constantine, Jack Rapke and Derek Hogue.

Based on the Liv Constantine novel, the story follows a con artist (Lopez) who targets a wealthy couple — the Parrishes — as her next victims.

Bernard Rose's 1992 horror classic "Candyman," an American reimagining of Clive Barker's short story "The Forbidden," was about an ambitious graduate student named Helen (Virginia Madsen) who trekked into Chicago's infamous building project at Cabrini Green to investigate an urban legend that had persisted there. It seems that the denizens believed in a ghostly killer called Candyman who would appear behind you if you said his name five times into a mirror. Helen finds, quite shockingly, that the Candyman (Tony Todd) is very real. He is the vengeful spirit of a murdered Black man, a son of a slave, killed by a white mob after the end of the Civil War. His body was burned on the site of the Cabrini Green projects, and he now haunts those who summon him. 

"Candyman" is utterly terrifying, and the late Tony Todd is excellent in the role. He is menacing and sympathetic in turns.

The highly anticipated musical drama film, Kiss of the Spider Woman, starring Jennifer Lopez, is finally headed to theaters worldwide on October 10, 2025. Moviegoers will get the chance to watch what critics call Lopez's most breathtaking performance as Ingrid Luna/ The Spider Woman, a classic screen actress. It will also star Diego Luna as Valentin Arregui and Tonatiuh as Luis Molina. Premiering first at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Kiss of the Spider Woman is directed by Bill Condon, who has a history of writing and directing acclaimed musical films such as Dreamgirls, Chicago, Gods and Monsters, plus more.

According to Deadline, the film was dubbed the "biggest movie at this year's Sundance Film Festival," and its North American rights were acquired by Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and Ld Entertainment. It's based on the stage musical by Terrence McNally, John Kander, and Fred Ebb. Argentine writer Manuel Puig wrote the...

Kiss of the Spider Woman has crawled it's way on to the 2025 release calendar. Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna star in the big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, which will be released in time for awards season. Deadline reports that the Bill Condon-directed film will hit theaters on October 10. The film premiered to critical acclaim at Sundance earlier this year, and was acquired for North American distribution by Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and Ld Entertainment.

The October 10 date will see it open against a trio of big-name films: Tron: Ares, the latest entry in Disney's cyberpunk franchise; Animal Friends, a Ryan Reynolds-starring live-action/animation hybrid from Warner Bros.; and After the Hunt, a new thriller from Luca Guadagnino that stars Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, and Andrew Garfield. It will have to deal with leftovers from the previous week, as well, including Osgood Perkins' latest horror film Keeper, the...

Exclusive: The feature musical Kiss of the Spider Woman starring Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna and Tonatiuh will be getting wide theatrical release October 10. Deadline first told you that the biggest movie at this year’s Sundance Film Festival had its North American rights acquired by Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Ld Entertainment.

Also opening on October 10 is Disney’s Tron: Ares, Warner Bros/Legendary’s Animal Friends with Jason Momoa and Ryan Reynolds, and the exclusive launch of Amazon MGM Studios’ Luca Guadagnino thriller After the Hunt with Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri.

The Bill Condon-directed Spider Woman, an Artists Equity production, is based on the book by Terrence McNally and John Kander and Fred Ebb’s songs from the Broadway show. Argentinian author Manuel Puig wrote the original 1976 novel upon which the 1985 Oscar-winning movie starring William Hurt, Raul Julia and Sonia Braga is based. Luna and Tonatiuh...

“Twinless,” a twisted comedic drama about twinless twins, is in final negotiations to sell to Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions. The film earned rave reviews after debuting at this year’s Sundance, where it won both the festival’s audience award and best performance award for Dylan O’Brien.

O’Brien, of “Maze Runner,” “Teen Wolf” and “Saturday Night” fame, stars in “Twinless” with James Sweeney, who also wrote, directed and produced the film. O’Brien plays identical brothers, one of whom meets Sweeney’s character in a support group for people who lost a twin. Aisling Franciosi, Lauren Graham, Tasha Smith, Chris Perfetti, François Arnaud, Susan Park and Cree Cicchino round out the cast.

If the deal closes, “Twinless” is expected to be released theatrically later this summer in the U.S. by Roadside Attractions, while Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions will distribute internationally.

Republic Pictures, a newly relaunched acquisition label under Paramount,...

Nobody was expecting it, but it’s true: two-time Oscar nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal – who earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance in the 2010 film Crazy Heart and a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for writing her 2021 feature directorial debut The Lost Daughter – is writing and directing a film called The Bride!, a new take on the concept of the 1935 classic The Bride of Frankenstein (watch it Here). The Bride! is currently making its way through production and unveiling images that are intriguing, even if there are jarring elements to them. So we thought this was a good time to put together a list of Everything We Know About The Bride!

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The Bride! is not set up at Universal Pictures, so this isn’t an official remake of The Bride of Frankenstein, it’s a play on the same concepts found in Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein that inspired the 1935 film.

Twilight fans never miss an opportunity to return to Forks, and Netflix decided that it will make revisiting Bella (Kristen Stewart), Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) a lot easier for its subscribers. Today, the streamer announced that all five movies of The Twilight Saga are coming to the catalog. And you will be able to sit down and binge-watch them sooner rather than later: the movies will become available on May 1.

At this point, most of us know the story of Bella Swan by heart. The teenage girl goes to Washington to live with her father and enrolls in a new school in which she has a hard time adjusting. However, she is instantly taken by Edward Cullen, whose peculiar behavior around her starts grabbing her attention. After the duo falls in love, Bella discovers that Edward is a vampire, and they decide to be together even though...

Jennifer Lopez's hunt for an Oscar might finally be coming to a close. After earning rave reviews at its Sundance Film Festival premiere, the movie-musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, executive produced and starring J.Lo as the titular character, has just slotted a Fall 2025 release.

Per Deadline, Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Ld Entertainment have snagged the Kiss of the Spider Woman's North American release rights following its warm reception. Bill Condon directs and pens the Lopez vehicle, adapted from the Fred Kander and Fred Ebb musical of the same name. Set in the 1980s, the film follows Argentine prisoners swapping fantasies and stories—many performed by the eponymous Spider Woman (aka Ingrid/Aurora)— barely surviving under the nation's dictatorship.

The story has taken on many forms over the years. The original 1976 Kiss of the Spider Woman novel by Manuel Puig predates the musical concept. The songless version...

Gold Derby's top news stories for March 25, 2025. No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal released after attack by Israeli settlers, Yuval Abraham says

Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, has been freed after being attacked and detained by Israeli settlers, his co-director Yuval Abraham said on X on Tuesday. "Hamdan Ballal is free and is about to go home to his family," he wrote. In a post on Monday, Abraham said Ballal was attacked by Israeli settlers near his home in the West Bank and was taken by soldiers from an ambulance. Jihad Nawajaa, head of the Susiya local council, told Reuters that a group of settlers attacked the Susiya village during a gathering for Iftar, the end of the daily Ramadan fast, on Monday. Ballal, who was injured, was one of three men who were arrested. Ballal's wife Lamia Balall said Monday, "The settlers...

Jennifer Lopez is starring in the upcoming movie musical Kiss of the Spider Woman and the film just received a release window!

Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Ld Entertainment have acquired the film following its Sundance premiere earlier this year and the movie will be released exclusively in movie theaters in Fall 2025.

The film is an adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical of the same name and Jennifer received rave reviews for her performance following the Sundance premiere.

Set in Argentina in 1983, with the country’s military dictatorship waging a brutal war against its political opponents, prisoners Valentín (Diego Luna) and Molina (Tonatiuh) find themselves thrown together in a cramped cell. Initially at odds, they begin to bond as Molina narrates the story of his favorite movie, Kiss of the Spider Woman. A colorful fantasia of song and dance starring screen siren Ingrid Luna (Lopez), the film follows a woman attempting...

Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate, and Ld Entertainment announced today the acquisition of Kiss of the Spider Woman, from Bill Condon, the Academy Award-winning writer-director known for such films as Gods and Monsters, Chicago, Dreamgirls, and Beauty and the Beast.

This visionary new adaptation is based on the acclaimed 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig and the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name by the multiple Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally and composer/lyricist team John Kander and Fred Ebb.

Photo courtesy of Roadside Attractions

Written for the screen and directed by Bill Condon, this visually stunning and emotionally charged adaptation stars Emmy Award nominee Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, and Emmy and Grammy Award-nominated superstar Jennifer Lopez, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Diego Luna.

Produced by Barry Josephson, p.g.a., Tom Kirdahy, p.g.a., and Greg Yolen, p.g.a., the...

Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Ld Entertainment have confirmed their acquisition of North American rights to Bill Condon’sKiss Of The Spider Womanremake that premiered in Sundance and stars Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez, and Diego Luna.

‘Kiss Of The Spider-Woman’: Sundance Review

WME Independent and CAA Media Finance negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers and the distributors plan a theatrical release this autumn.

AGC International acquired rights outside the United States and took the film to the EFM in Berlin last month.

Bill Condon’s remake of the Argentina-set drama is produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Artists Equity...

Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Ld Entertainment have confirmed their acquisition of North American rights to Bill Condon’sKiss Of The Spider Womanremake that premiered in Sundance and stars Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez, and Diego Luna.

‘Kiss Of The Spider-Woman’: Sundance Review

WME Independent and CAA Media Finance negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers and the distributors plan a theatrical release this autumn.

AGC International acquired rights outside the United States and took the film to the EFM in Berlin last month.

Bill Condon’s remake of the Argentina-set drama is produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Artists Equity...

What we first told you on Sunday is now official: Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Ld Entertainment have officially picked up North American on the Bill Condon directed, Jennifer Lopez starring feature musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, which was one of the most buzzed about titles at this year’s Sundance. A fall wide theatrical release has been set just in time for awards season.

Look for Jennifer Lopez to be out there on the awards season trail, along with the new discovery in this pic, Tonatiuh, who wows as gay prisoner Molina during a 1980s Argentian dictatorship, an inmate who keeps his cellmate Valentín (Diego Luna) alive with stories about his favorite movie, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and its actress Ingrid Luna (Lopez). Molina’s stories are portrayed in colorful song and dance. An eight-figure P&a spend is in store to get the word out. Condon is...

The feature adaptation of the Broadway musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, starring Jennifer Lopez and directed by Bill Condon, earned raves at this year's Sundance Film Festival, but word on the sale of the film has been pretty quiet since the festivities wrapped up...until now. With the film having huge awards season potential, a studio has now entered the chat to give the movie a domestic distribution deal that will allow the film to have the full theatrical experience.

Per Deadline, Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Ld Entertainment are in the process of acquiring the domestic rights to Kiss of the Spider Woman. Details of the deal are still being ironed out and need to be finalized, but all reports suggest that it's all coming together nicely for the buzzed-about project. Stuart Ford's AGC is handling foreign sales of the film at EFM while WME and CAA Media Finance co-repped the U.

George Ross Satornino. (Photo via social media)

George Ross Satornino is stepping into the role being vacated by Bill Condon at Comcast and Charter’s joint venture Xumo, The Desk has learned.

Ross Satornino’s title remains Executive Director of Content Planning and Acquisition, but he will absorb the responsibilities of Condon, who served as Xumo’s Vice President of Enterprise Sales and Partnerships until his departure this week, as first reported by The Desk.

Satornino reports to Stefan Van Engen, the Vice President of Content Programming and Partnerships at Xumo.

Condon is departing Xumo after six years with the company, which started as a free streaming television application before evolving into a multi-solutions provider of connected TV hardware and services as a joint venture between Comcast and Charter.

“After an incredible 6 years at Xumo leading both advertising and enterprise sales from the start-up phase through our Comcast acquisition and...

Bill Condon. (Courtesy image)

Bill Condon is leaving Charter Communications and Comcast Corporation’s joint venture Xumo, where he has worked as the Vice President of Enterprise Sales and Partnerships for the past six years.

Condon’s time at Xumo has been spent helping the product evolve from a free, ad-supported streaming television (Fast) service into one acquired by Comcast five years ago and subsequently reincorporated into a joint venture between the cable giant and peer Charter, one that now focuses on building out its own streaming TV platform and consumer and enterprise Fast solutions.

“After an incredible 6 years at Xumo leading both advertising and enterprise sales from the start-up phase through our Comcast acquistion and current joint venture with Charter Communications, I am filled with gratitude for the journey,” Condon said in a statement. “Working alongside passionate, knowledgeable, and empathetic individuals has truly been a career highlight.”

Condon said...

Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Ld Entertainment are understood to be in advanced talks for US rights to Bill Condon’s Kiss Of The Spider Woman remake that premiered in Sundance and stars Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez, and Diego Luna.

‘Kiss Of The Spider-Woman’: Sundance Review

AGC International acquired rights outside the United States and took the film to the EFM in Berlin last month. WME Independent and CAA Media Finance jointly represent US rights.

Bill Condon’s remake of the Argentina-set drama is produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Artists Equity and follows two cellmates of vastly differing...

Jennifer Lopez stars in an adaptation of the famous play, Kiss of the Spider Woman, which premiered at Sundance last month. Our Chris Bumbray got to see it and said in his review, “While the premise certainly sounds heavy, Condon infused the film with a lot of Hollywood flash and sizzle. However, the songs and musical numbers are confined to the film within the film, making this more realistic as far as big-screen musicals go. It’s precisely the right way to film it, as the power of the story, which reflects grim, real-world events, isn’t diluted. It’ll be interesting to see if a major studio picks up the movie, as it feels fairly commercial, even if, at its soul, it is a desperately sad story that doesn’t feel far removed from events that still happen all over the world forty years after the story is set.

Three months after its debut at the Sundance Film Festival, “Kiss of the Spider Woman” is finally nearing a distribution deal. Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Ld Entertainment are in final talks to take domestic rights on director Bill Condon’s adaptation of the stage musical of the same name, ensuring the Jennifer Lopez-starring drama will see the light of day, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.

Terms of the deal, including release plans and financial figures, were not disclosed.

The Artists Equity-produced film came into Sundance as one of the festival’s buzzier titles due to its cast and pedigree – Condon was behind acclaimed titles like “Chicago” and “Gods and Monsters” — but it drew mixed reviews at its premiere and major buyers like Netflix passed.

The movie, written and directed by Condon, follows the story of the stage musical closely as it chronicles the relationship between queer hairdresser Luis...

The new adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman that stars Jennifer Lopez is close to a sale after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Ld Entertainment are in final negotiations to acquire domestic distribution rights for the musical feature. Diego Luna, Tonatiuh and Tony Dovolani round out the cast for director Bill Condon’s film that hails from Artists Equity and Mohari Media.

Kiss of the Spider Woman is based on playwright Terrence McNally’s stage musical that debuted on Broadway in 1993 and adapted Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel of the same name. Condon penned the script, and the film features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.

The project centers on a political prisoner (Luna), whose cellmate (Tonatiuh) creates a fantasy Hollywood narrative involving his favorite star, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).

Producers include Barry Josephson, Tom Kirdahy and Greg Yolen. Among...

“Kiss of the Spider Woman,” a musical remake from director Bill Condon and star Jennifer Lopez, is finally close to finding a buyer after its buzzy Sundance Film Festival premiere in January.

Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and independent studio Ld Entertainment are circling domestic rights, though a deal has yet to close. It’s unclear how the trio of companies will work together to roll out the film.

This adaptation of Manuel Puig’s novel was one of higher profile projects to debut at Sundance. Set in an Argentinian prison in 1981, the film centers on queer window dresser Luis Molina (Tonatiuh) who is serving time for having sex with a man. To escape the horrors of his imprisonment, he dreams up vivid stories about the cinematic exploits of his favorite on screen diva, an actress name Ingrid Luna (Lopez), including her role of the spider woman, who kills her pray with a kiss.

Exclusive: We hear that Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Ld Entertainment are in final talks to take domestic rights to Sundance’s most buzzed about movie this year, the Bill Condon directed, Jennifer Lopez feature take of Broadway musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman.

We’re hearing it took a lot for this deal to come together on this net low-$30sM Artists Equity production based on the book by Terrence McNally and John Kander and Fred Ebb’s songs. Stuart Ford’s AGC handled foreign sales at EFM. WME and CAA Media Finance co-repped U.S. rights on the movie.

Tonatiuh and Diego Luna in ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’

Details are still coming together. The pic follows Diego Luna and Tonatiuh as Valentín and Luis, jail cellmates in a military-run 1983 Argentinian. Gay widow dresser, Luis, keeps Valentín’s spirits alive with tales about his favorite actress, Ingrid Luna (Lopez...

After raiding the crown jewels for just about every live-action reboot imaginable, Disney has finally gotten around to the one that started it all, the 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. That film represents Walt Disney’s first-ever full-length animated feature.

Originally, Disney’s plan was to rerelease its animated vault treasures every seven years for a new generation of kids, but they got the bright idea to instead remake those films as live-action features. Thus we have had versions of Sleeping Beauty reimagined around evil Maleficent; Peter Pan; Fantasia; Dumbo; Pinocchio; three variations on 101 Dalmatians including Cruella; The Lion King; Jungle Book; Aladdin; Mulan; Alice In Wonderland; The Little Mermaid; and an unfortunate attempt to meddle with my favorite, Lady and the Tramp among others. The best in the live-action genre to date remain Bill Condon’s blockbuster Beauty and the Beast and Kenneth Branagh’s splendid Cinderella.

Exclusive: The Riverdale star is attached to star and will produce under her Small Victory’s first look deal at Amazon MGM Studios, Fake Wedding.

The project, based on Ali and Anthony Garland’s short story, is currently being developed with the twosome penning the screenplay. Fake Wedding follows two broke singles who throw a fake wedding to cash in on the registry and the very real problems the make-believe couple encounters. Scott Glassgold’s 12:01 Films assembled the project and is producing. Verve held the auction and sold the project in the low six figures.

Amazon MGM Studios is becoming quite the house of rom-coms. Recently their Reese Witherspoon-Will Ferrell movie You’re Cordially Invited amassed 827M viewing minutes within its first few days of availability on Prime, putting it at No. 6 on Nielsen’s overall Top 10. The pic debuted on the streamer on Jan. 30. Amazon MGM...

Exclusive: Veteran film and television producer and executive D. Matt Geller has joined Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions as EVP. He will lead the development and production of all scripted content for the company. Geller fills the void left by the recent departure of Braden Aftergood who had been Stallone’s partner at Balboa Prods. since the company’s 2018 launch.

Geller’s background spans development, domestic and international co-productions, packaging and sales. He most recently served as President of Barry Josephson Josephson Entertainment and was an executive producer on the company’s Bill Condon movie Kiss of the Spider Woman starring Jennifer Lopez, which premiered at Sundance. He previously was a senior development and producing executive at Raze. His producing credits also include the 2015 movie Remember starring Christopher Plummer and the series Departure and Four In the Morning.

“Matt combines the knowledge, skill and acumen for getting things properly developed,...

Francis Ford Coppola "won" Worst Director at the Razzie Awards for his ambitious, self-financed epic Megalopolis. And he actually accepted the "honor," letting the Razzies and Hollywood know what he thinks about them in an unfiltered social media post. "I am thrilled to accept the Razzie Award," he stated, "when so few have the courage to go against the prevailing trends of contemporary moviemaking!"

Coppola, a five-time Oscar winner, continued, "In this wreck of a world today, where Art is given scores as if it were professional wrestling, I chose to Not follow the gutless rules laid down by an industry so terrified of risk that despite the enormous pool of young talent at its disposal, may not create pictures that will be relevant and alive 50 years from now." He said it was an honor to "stand alongside a great and courageous filmmaker like Jacques Tati who impoverished himself completely...

With weeks to go before a final decision is announced for the future home of the Sundance Film Festival, veteran producer Christine Vachon is weighing in with her vote: Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Oscar-nominated Killer Films co-founder is endorsing the Midwest location over fellow finalists Salt Lake City, Utah and Boulder, Colorado because she has history in the city after making five films there, and she believes it can support a festival of Sundance’s size and scope. That said, Vachon, who has no official sway in the selection, knows she’s just speaking up as someone who is heavily invested as a Sundance lifer. She is aware there are those out there who might read this interview and say, as a direct quote, “What the fuck does she know?”

“I’m not speaking as a know-it-all and not as someone who thinks they could do it better. I don’t think I could.

Just a short few months after last year’s Oscars had ended, Academy CEO Bill Kramer confidently told me the 97th annual Academy Awards broadcast was in many ways planned and well on its way to being locked in terms of what the show would be and how it would be executed. That sounded impressive.

Then the Los Angeles wildfires changed everything.

That was definitely acknowledged in my conversation recently with this year’s returning producers of the Oscars, Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan. Each won Emmys for last year’s highly praised show (along with host Jimmy Kimmel and his producer/wife Molly McNearney), the first Oscar show to take a top Emmy in several years.

Related: Where To Watch 30 Of The Oscar Contenders, From ‘Emilia Pérez’ To ‘Conclave’

“I think it might be an AI, but there was that amazing image that was on the internet of the Oscar,...

It’s all quiet on the Berlin deals front as the sales agencies wind down their operations at the European Film Market. By Monday, many offices and stands were almost completely deserted. Deals are being reported but it’s more of a “steady flow” than a gush. That said, most sales agents remain happy that the EFM continues to be an “efficient” place to do business.

AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford tells Variety, “Overseas business has been very solid. International buyers are taking their time, but we’ve been seeing a steady flow of deals closing and fully expect that trend to continue apace, particularly on Bill Condon’s ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ and Noah Hawley’s ‘Nowhere Fast.’”

Oliver Berben, head of German production and distribution powerhouse Constantin Film, comments, “The market at this year’s EFM is okay. It’s a bit quieter than other recent markets that we’ve seen,...

In December 2024, as a film-tv force, Uruguay came of age, co-hosting with Cannes Film Market, Ventana Sur, Latin America’s biggest film-tv market, held since 2009 in Buenos Aires.

Easy-to-work and welcoming, Ventana Sur also showcased what Uruguay can bring to the table.

That, as of 2024, is rather a lot and cuts two ways: “Both production services on foreign shoots and international co-productions,” says Marcio Migliorisi, head of international affairs at Uruguay’s film-audiovisual agency Acau.

Put together, they make Uruguay an ever-stronger film-tv hub and port-in-the-storm on a now highly volatile Latin American film-tv scene.

One game changer has been Uruguay’s sky-rocketed international shoot scene.

Since 2019, Uruguay has hosted Keanu Reeves’ “The Conquest,” with troops storming Montevideo’s central Plaza de la Independencia. The country also saw Bill Condon shoot the prison scenes of “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and Brazil’s “Senna,” using Montevideo’s airport to create a racetrack.

When it comes to Valentine’s Day, whether you are in a relationship or not, movies play an important role in the day. Whether you want to watch a film curled up with your partner or if you are single and looking for a feel-good movie that gives you hope that one day love will find you too, we have the perfect film for you: one of the biggest hits of Emma Watson’s career.

Hollywood star Emma Watson as Hermione Granger | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

And no, it is not a Harry Potter film that we wish to recommend but rather a remarkable remake of a Disney classic that captures the essence of love in a way that feels both genuine and deeply moving: Beauty and the Beast.

Emma Watson’s Beauty and the Beast is the perfect Valentine’s Day watch Beauty and the Beast (2017) | Credit: Walt Disney Pictures

Valentine’s Day,...

AGC Studios has promoted sales and distribution executive Sara Ghorra to vice president as the EFM gets underway in Berlin.

The executive assumes an enhanced sales remit that adds airlines, China, Japan, South Korea, former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Cis and Baltics, and South Africa.

This is in addition to her previous territories including Middle East, Greece, Israel, Iceland, Portugal, Turkey, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Mongolia, India, Singapore, Vietnam and West Indies.

Prior to her movie to the United States in 2021 to join AGC, Ghorra was based in Dubai where she handled film acquisitions...

Screen International is keeping track of the key packages launched before and during the 2025 European Film Market, which runs February 13-19.

Refresh the page for latest updates. Listed in alphabetical order.

Arctic Skies

Morfydd Clark and Ariyon Bakare star in this UFO thriller, to be shot at Steven Knight’s Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham. Writer-directors Elliot and Zander Weaver. Their Elliander Pictures are producing with Lowkey Films.

Int’l sales: Independent Entertainment

Bad Boy

From the producers of Longlegs and M3gan comes a serial killer project financed by C2 in which a dog is the hero. Ke Huy Quan...

The movie musical has morphed drastically over a century. When the musical genre first came to prominence in the sound era of Hollywood, it was a space for revues with little care or thought as to a storyline connecting musical numbers. Eventually, just as the stage musical changed with "Oklahoma!" and "South Pacific," Hollywood morphed in the same way. But it wasn't just that films such as "An American in Paris" or "The Band Wagon" told full stories with song-and-dance numbers; Hollywood went straight to the source to take stage musicals and adapt them into features. Although we're not in a Golden Age of movie musicals the way that things were in the 1960s, there are plenty of big-budget musical adaptations that burst onto the scene, as well as more low-key affairs meant to match their source material, everything from the mid-2000s adaptation of "Dreamgirls" to "Dear Evan Hansen.

In this week’s episode of “Screen Talk,” we take a look at the slow Sundance market as well as the new shape of the Oscar race post-Karla Sofía Gascón’s implosion.

There were a few competitive buys at the tail end of this year’s Sundance: Neon bought horror flick “Together,” Netflix acquired period Denis Johnson adaptation “Train Dreams,” Janus and Sideshow bought art film “Peter Hujar’s Day,” and A24 bought breakout Eva Victor’s “Sorry Baby.”

But so far, no one has picked up Bill Condon’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” which awkwardly tries to meld a Kander & Ebb Broadway musical with a prison romance. If a distributor positioned it well, there might be some action for star Jennifer Lopez as a legacy prize, as well as breakout Tonatiuh.

Netflix is making an Oscar play with Clint Bentley’s “Train Dreams,” starring Joel Edgerton. And “Sorry...

In their dark, damp prison quarters, Malina (Tonatiuh) and Valentin (Diego Luna) only have each other for company. Valentin is a radical imprisoned for his revolutionary views; Malina is a window-dresser condemned for homosexual activities. Valetin wants nothing to do with Malina, focusing on his work as his cellmate flutters around their modest room trying to make the best out of a bad situation. To Valentin, Malina is a man who lacks substance and morals, living a life without dignity. Their room is decorated with Malina’s posters and trinkets procured by the guards, with his queerness implied to be the payment. “There are privileges in degradation,” he tells Valetin, who responds with disgust. Valentin remarks that Malina shouldn’t “make himself trivial.” Malina flaunts his queerness and Valentin displays no sexuality, but his straightness is implied––at least at first. As the two men slowly warm up to each other,...

While the Sundance Film Festival mulls a big move for 2027, the 2025 program, its 41st edition, kicked off January 23 in Utah, and you can look below for all of Deadline’s reviews from the fest.

Sundance founder Robert Redford promised that audiences “can expect a 2025 program that showcases varied and vibrant filmmaking globally.” Running through February 2, the lineup includes more than 85 features and six episodic projects set to screen in Park City, Salt Lake City and online.

Below is a compilation of our reviews from the fest. Click on the movie’s title to read our full take.

Atropia ‘Atropia’

Section: U.S. Dramatic Competition

Director-screenwriter: Hailey Gates

Cast: Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Chloë Sevigny, Tim Heidecker, Jane Levy

Deadline’s takeaway: Ripe with aughts nostalgia around the Og iPod, frosted lip gloss and Guy Fieri’s favorite flame-printed shirts, Atropia is ultimately a clever meditation on the atmosphere of war...

Exclusive: While it continues to stalk a U.S. buyer, Jennifer Lopez’ Sundance musical-drama Kiss Of The Spider Woman will be tempting international buyers at next week’s EFM for Stuart Ford’s AGC.

AGC will screen the Bill Condon-produced film privately for buyers in Berlin where it’ll be among the bigger-budget projects available. WME and CAA Media Finance are co-repping U.S. rights.

Diego Luna (Andor) and Tonatiuh (Promised Land) star with global icon Lopez (Hustlers), who, along with Condon and Diego Luna, also executive produce. Pic is based on the acclaimed 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig and the Tony-winning Broadway musical of the same name by the multiple Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally and composer/lyricist team John Kander and Fred Ebb.

The synopsis reads: “Argentina, 1983. With the country’s military dictatorship waging a brutal war against its political opponents,...

"Sooner or later, you're certain to meet, in the bedroom, the parlor or even the street... There's no place on earth, you're likely to miss her kiss." The moment this film ended I knew this performance was one of the best of the festival. But now that I'm finally writing this review after having seen a grand total of 54 films at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival line-up, I feel confident in saying - Tonatiuh gives the best performance in any film at the festival. This 2025 update on Kiss of the Spider Woman is a modern re-imaginging of this iconic story from South America, which was turned into a big Broadway musical in the early 1990s. It is the second film adaption of the 1976 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig, following the 1985 Brazilian film adaptation. Director Bill Condon, who's no stranger to big musicals having made Dreamgirls before, gives...