‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’ Sets Fall Awards Season Release After Closing Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate & LD Deal

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What we first told you on Sunday is now official: Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and LD Entertainment have officially picked up North American on the Bill Condon directed, Jennifer Lopez starring feature musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, which was one of the most buzzed about titles at this year’s Sundance.

A fall wide theatrical release has been set just in time for awards season. Look for Jennifer Lopez to be out there on the awards season trail, along with the new discovery in this pic, Tonatiuh, who wows as gay prisoner Molina during a 1980s Argentian dictatorship, an inmate who keeps his cellmate Valentín (Diego Luna) alive with stories about his favorite movie, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and its actress Ingrid Luna (Lopez).

Molina’s stories are portrayed in colorful song and dance. An eight-figure P&A spend is in store to get the word out. Condon is a 1999 Oscar winner in the adapted screenplay category for his Lionsgate movie Gods and Monsters. “All of us who made this film believe it needs to be experienced in a theatre, so we’re grateful and excited to be partnering with the very talented folks at Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate Studios, and LD Entertainment to make that happen,” said Condon. “On a personal note, this feels like a homecoming – Lionsgate picked up Gods and Monsters out of Sundance in 1998, and I’ve worked with them and Roadside on three other films since then.” “Bill Condon’s showstopper of a musical adaptation of the beloved story that is Kiss of the Spider Woman had us on our feet cheering at Sundance,” said Roadside Co-Presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d’Arbeloff. “A trio of multifaceted performances, from the amazing discovery Tonatiuh, the brilliant Diego Luna, and superstar Jennifer