Jennifer Lopez and Netflix, it’s a story that continues. This is also a success story. Successful in terms of viewership, however, less so in terms of the quality of films broadcast so far.
After giving Netflix two big hits — Mother and Atlas , rated 2.5 and 2.6 out of 5, respectively — Jennifer Lopez is preparing her next feature film with the platform. He switches register, this time teaming up with Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso’s two-time Emmy winner, in an irreverent romantic comedy called Office Romance. The film was the subject of a veritable bidding war, which Netflix won term.
We don’t know anything more about the script, which is currently under wraps. The only information Deadline has is that Brett Goldstein and Joe Kelly are co-writing the romantic comedy, which their sources say will star multiple leads.
J-Lo and Netflix vs. J-Lo and Amazon
Jennifer Lopez is executive producing through her company Nuyorican Films. As it happens, Nuyorican has a multi-year deal with Netflix that includes feature films, series and unscripted content, focusing on projects that support female actors, writers and filmmakers.
In this context, the TV series based on Emily Henry’s bestseller, happy placeWorking for Netflix, Bridgerton writes and directs with Emmy nominee Leila Cohan.
But Jennifer Lopez has more news, having just entered the Toronto Film Festival for the sports drama Unstoppable — soon to premiere on video — about wrestler Anthony Robles, who was born with only one leg. This is a project created with Ben Affleck.
Pete Hammond, Deadline’s chief film critic, said of Unstoppable:Lopez is the second star, she doesn’t often get the credit she deserves, but here she gives everything she has from the first scenes where we see the love and pride this mother feels for her son. He is excellent.“
Let’s hope the romantic comedy Office Romance evokes the same kind of enthusiasm.
Source: Allocine

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