Jennifer Lopez is returning to the screen — and the stage. The multi-hyphenate will portray a pop star in “Marry Me,” a rom-com from director Kat Coiro and STXfilms. According to Variety, Lopez will play a songstress who discovers her rocker fiancé cheated — right before she’s about to marry him onstage at Madison Square Garden. She reacts by pulling a rando (Owen Wilson) out of the audience to wed instead.
This will be J.Lo’s third collaboration with STX and producers Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina after 2018’s “Second Act” and Lorene Scafaria’s upcoming true crime drama “Hustlers.” Lopez served as producer on those projects, and will produce “Marry Me” as well.
The film also marks a reunion for Lopez and Wilson: they both appeared in 1997 action pic “Anaconda.”
“We continue to have amazing experiences with Jennifer, Elaine, and Benny with each film we collaborate on, and we’re thrilled that they wanted to work with STX again on this funny and endearing project,” said STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson. “Owen Wilson is a hilarious and charismatic addition to the film, and the perfect person to play opposite Jen in a role that was quite literally made for her.”
Tami Sagher (“Inside Amy Schumer”) and John Rogers (“The Librarians”) penned “Marry Me” and Harper Dill (“The Mick”) provided rewrites. The story is based on Bobby Crosby’s graphic novel.
You can catch Lopez next in “Hustlers,” set to bow September 13. Directed by Lorene Scafaria and based on a true story, the drama tells the story of former strip club employees who hatch a plan to steal tens of thousands of dollars from their Wall Street clients. From 2016-2018, Lopez starred as Harlee Santos on NBC’s cop drama “Shades of Blue.” That series is among her producing credits, as are “The Fosters” and its spinoff, “Good Trouble.” Her recent acting credits include “Will & Grace” and “The Boy Next Door.” Lopez received a Golden Globe nomination for “Selena” in 1998.
Coiro made her feature directorial debut with 2011’s “L!fe Happens.” Since then she’s helmed two other features and episodes of many series, including “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “The Mick.” Last year, she directed her first TV pilot, Liz Meriwether and Erin Foster’s “Daddy Issues.” She’s directing two comedy pilots for the 2019-20 season: family secret tale “Happy Accident” and young adulthood story “Florida Girls.”
