Jennifer Lopez reveals that she handed on 2002’s Untrue, a choice that she nonetheless regrets at this time. Directed by Adrian Lyne, the erotic thriller follows a pair within the New York suburbs whose marriage turns harmful after the spouse engages in an adulterous affair.
“Adrian Lyne provided me Untrue,” Lopez confirms on The Howard Stern Present. After Stern requested the star why she turned the film down, Lopez says that “The script wasn’t good.” Although Lopez wasn’t impressed by the script, which was written by Alvin Sargent and William Broyles Jr., she admits that Lyne nonetheless “made it nice.”
Untrue in the end starred Richard Gere and Diane Lane, and the latter ended up incomes a nomination for Greatest Actress on the Oscars. Stern asks whether or not Lane’s Oscar nomination makes Lopez’s determination to show the movie down one that’s exhausting to stay with, and the star admits that it’s. Try her remark beneath:
“It’s humorous. It haunts me. It haunts me a bit of bit. It’s just like the one which I turned down that it was similar to, ‘Why did you flip down working with Adrian Lyne? What have been you considering?’ I didn’t even know what the hell was happening in my thoughts on the time. Who is aware of what was happening with me on the time.”
Lane’s nomination marked the one Oscars recognition for Untrue, and the actress ended up dropping to Nicole Kidman for her function in The Hours (2002). Untrue was a success with audiences, although, grossing $119 million worldwide. On Rotten Tomatoes, the undertaking has a combined 51% critics’ rating however a greater Popcornmeter rating at 68%.
Across the time of Untrue‘s launch, Lopez was starring in movies like The Marriage ceremony Planner (2001), Angel Eyes (2001), Sufficient (2002), and Maid in Manhattan (2002). Additionally in 2002, Lopez starred reverse Ben Affleck in Gigli, which stays one of many largest field workplace bombs of both star’s profession.
Lopez has not but obtained any nominations or wins on the Academy Awards, however that could possibly be about to alter with Kiss of the Spider Girl, which hit theaters on October 10. Additionally starring Andor star Diego Luna, director Invoice Condon’s musical drama has been met with a usually optimistic reception from critics, with Lopez’s daring supporting efficiency cited as a key spotlight.
In her Kiss of the Spider Girl evaluation for ScreenRant, Mae Abdulbaki awards the movie a rating of seven out of 10, praising the sturdy performances and musical numbers whereas bumping on sure story and tone components. Of Lopez’s efficiency, Abdulbaki writes:
However whereas Luna is dependably good and Tonatiuh is a revelation, it’s Lopez who steals the present. She performs Luna taking part in Aurora and the Spider Girl, whose flashy remaining musical quantity is so good it acquired cheers at my Sundance screening. Lopez is all the things Molina describes Ingrid to be: beautiful, beguiling, assured, and thrilling. She exudes charisma and embraces the campy dialogue like a professional. That is Lopez’s second and he or she will get simply sufficient of the highlight to shine with out overshadowing Luna and Tonatiuh’s characters.
Kiss of the Spider Girl follows a combined bag of movies for Lopez, who not too long ago appeared in Unstoppable (2024), which was usually nicely obtained, in addition to the essential dud that was Atlas (2024). Earlier than Atlas, she additionally led This Is Me… Now: A Love Story (2024), The Mom (2023), and Shotgun Marriage ceremony (2022).
Although Untrue could also be a lingering remorse for Lopez, she continues to search out success with viewers with different tasks, with The Mom rising as a serious viewership success on Netflix even when it wasn’t well-received critically. With Lopez probably in line to earn some awards recognition for Kiss of the Spider Girl, it is clear issues have turned out simply superb for the star.
- Launch Date
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Might 10, 2002
- Runtime
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124 Minutes
- Director
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Adrian Lyne