‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Trailer: Jennifer Lopez Brings the Razzle Dazzle in Movie Musical With Diego Luna

Jennifer Lopez shines as an iconic actress in the first footage of Bill Condon’s latest movie musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”

In the film — which is based on the stage musical by Terrence McNally, John Kander and Fred Ebb — Lopez plays Ingrid Luna, a fabulous on-screen diva whose most famous role is that of a spider woman, capable of killing her lovers with a kiss. In 1981 during Argentina’s Dirty War, a gay hairdresser named Luis (Tonatiuh) who is serving a prison sentence imagines her films to escape the horrors of his present day. When a Marxist, Valentin (Diego Luna) is brought into his cell, the two form an unlikely bond over the magic of music and cinema.

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In the trailer, Lopez can be heard singing one of the musical’s most famous tracks, “Where You Are.” All in all, the movie musical has 13 numbers, sang by Lopez, Tonatiuh and Luna. “Dreamgirls” director Condon wrote the screenplay in addition to helming the film. Producers include Artists Equity, Barry Josephson, Tom Kirdahy and Greg Yolen.

In Variety‘s review out of Sundance, critic Peter Debruge called Lopez’s performance “smoldering,” adding the star “should draw crowds who might not otherwise have a taste for musicals.” However, he noted that “it’s relative newcomer Tonatiuh who walks away with the show, finding both strength and vulnerability in a character who seems less frivolous with each passing scene.”

“Kiss of the Spider Woman” premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January and is set to be released theatrically on Oct. 10 via Lionsgate.

Watch the “Kiss of the Spider Woman” trailer below.