Jennifer Lopez signs to play a deadly killer in the new Netflix movie, The Mother, directed by Niki Caro
Jennifer Lopez is teaming up with Netflix in an action feature titled The Mother.
Mulan director Niki Caro is in talks to lead the project, the deadline reported Monday.
Lopez, 51, will play a deadly female killer in the story, following in the footsteps of Luc Besson’s classic The Professional.
Screen Siren: Jennifer Lopez partners with Netflix in an action feature titled The Mother
The singing sensation plays a killer coming out of hiding to protect the daughter he gave up years ago while fleeing dangerous men, the website reports.
The screenplay was written by Misha Green of Lovecraft Country and revised by Andrea Berloff of Straight Outta Compton.
Lopez co-produces the project.
The actress’ plays also include an adaptation of Isabella Maldonado’s novel The Cipher, in which she plays an FBI agent involved in a serial killer after she leaves. clues to their online murders. This movie also comes from Netflix.
Mulan director Niki Caro is in talks to lead the project, the deadline was announced on Monday
It is also in the works Shotgun Wedding, Lionsgate, where Lopez will star alongside Josh Duhamel, who replaced the original protagonist, Armie Hammer, last month amid his alleged cannibalism scandal.
The hit Waiting For Tonight will also appear in Marry Me, another romantic comedy, alongside Owen Wilson, which will premiere on May 14th.
Meanwhile, Lopez surprised with his performance at Joe Biden’s inauguration last month.
And her fiancé, Alex Rodriguez, was enveloped by her appearance, which he described as “iconic.”
Also in the works is Lionsgate’s rom-like Shotgun Wedding, where Lopez will star alongside Josh Duhamel, who replaced the original protagonist, Armie Hammer, last month amid his alleged cannibalism scandal.
Successful producer On the Floor was among the artists who sang during the ceremony when President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office and her fiancé could not be more proud of her.
He shared a photo of himself and Jennifer on a private plane as they were returning home from the event and wrote: “I can’t stop thinking about Wednesday’s performance and Jen at # Inauguration2021 It was such an iconic time, a which I will never forget.
“I can’t express how proud I am of her and the privilege I felt to attend. She was really impressive and so patriotic.
Great moment: Meanwhile, Lopez surprised with his performance at the inauguration of Joe Biden last month
In addition to singing Woody Gutherie’s This Land Is Your Land and America the Beautiful, he also released a line of pledge of allegiance in Spanish and the retired baseball star praised the 51-year-old singer for the “significance” of the moment. .
He continued: “On the flight home, he taught me his lyrics and the importance of his performance began to sink. Can you believe he was the first person to sing in Spanish at an opening ceremony?
“Another historic and groundbreaking success for one of the most talented and driven people the world has ever seen. #Proud #Macha (sic)”
“I can’t express how proud I am of her and the privilege I felt to attend her. She was really impressive and so patriotic. JLo’s fiancé Alex Rodriguez sprang up