"When Bill Condon made Dreamgirls in 2006, he cast an unknown Jennifer Hudson opposite well-known costars Eddie Murphy, Jaime Foxx, and Beyoncé. She emerged from the experience a star and an Oscar winner. Now, in the writer-director's latest musical, Kiss of the Spider Woman, history may well repeat as young actor Tonatiuh goes toe-to-toe with Diego Luna and Jennifer Lopez and emerges a star."
"In a way, Kiss of the Spider Woman has been nearly 50 years in the making. The 69-year-old Condon was 23 when he first read Manuel Puig's novel, set in an Argentine prison, in which queer window dresser Molina spins tales from his favorite movies to entertain his reluctant Communist cellmate, Valentin. "I saw a lot of myself in Molina, because of the movie love and the love of especially Hollywood movies of the midcentury, the Golden Age of Hollywood," Condon says."
"Then in 1983, Puig adapted the novel into a play. Then in 1985, came Hector Babenco's film starring Raul Julia as Valentin and William Hurt as Molina, a role for which he won the Best Actor Oscar. "It was just remarkable to see William Hurt at the absolute pinnacle of his career, take on this gay role, because that, as you know, didn't happen at all. So that felt, it just felt thrilling to see this dramatized," Condon says."
Bill Condon's Kiss of the Spider Woman casts Tonatiuh opposite Diego Luna and Jennifer Lopez, with backing from Ben Affleck's financing company. Condon previously cast an unknown Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (2006), which produced an Oscar-winning breakout performance. The film adapts Manuel Puig's novel about Molina, a queer window dresser who spins movie tales to entertain his reluctant Communist cellmate Valentin. Puig adapted the novel into a play in 1983, and Hector Babenco's 1985 film starred Raul Julia and William Hurt, with Hurt winning the Best Actor Oscar. The new production draws on midcentury Hollywood influences and a long creative history.
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