Netflix and Jennifer Lopez penned a multi-year deal as the first step in a plan to create a wide-ranging slate of new female-driven projects.
Lopez’s production company, Nuyorican Productions, and her producing partners, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina, are part of the deal. The companies already spearhead projects that support female actors, filmmakers and screenwriters.
“I am excited to announce my new partnership with Netflix… Elaine, Benny and I believe there is no better home for us than a forward-leaning content creation company that seeks to defy conventional wisdom and directly market to the millions across the globe who no longer view art and entertainment with the kind of boundaries and limitations of the past,” Lopez said in a statement.
She added that she and her team are eager to get to work. Already, there are two films on their slate of projects, namely “The Mother” and “The Cipher”.
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ETOnline confirmed that Lopez is currently training for her role in “The Mother,” where she plays an experienced assassin who must risk her life to come out of hiding to train her daughter on how to kill in order to survive.
On the other hand, “The Cipher” is a film adaptation of a book of the same name. It follows the story of FBI Agent Nina Guerrero, who is drawn into a serial killer’s web through a series of cryptic online clues and puzzles.
This is a right step in the right direction by Netflix. For the longest time, there has been a clamour for more female involvement in filmmaking. Netflix seems to have listened to the public and is taking action. We are excited about what is to come from this partnership. Kudos to all involved.
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