Kiss of the Spider Woman Trailer Drops as Lopez Marks Milestone Year

Jennifer Lopez is leveraging a milestone-filled year to press forward with a broad array of projects, even as she quietly marks the anniversary of a highly publicized split. The first official trailer for Kiss of the Spider Woman dropped on Wednesday, the same day that marks one year since she filed for divorce from Ben Affleck. The drama-musical, directed by Bill Condon and anchored by Lopez’s turn as Aurora, is scheduled for theatrical release on October 10 and signals a high-profile return to screen musical storytelling for the multi-hyphenate artist.

Kiss of the Spider Woman is an adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical, itself drawn from Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel. In the film, Lopez’s Aurora imagines a glamorous counterpart for an imprisoned man who shares a cell with a fellow inmate—an unusual bond forms as they recount and reimagine stories of Hollywood and romance. Diego Luna and Tonatiuh are among the principal costars, and the production features the kind of large-scale musical numbers Lopez has long described as a lifelong dream. The film’s production history shows Lopez balancing personal upheaval with a demanding shoot schedule, with rehearsals beginning in February...