Jennifer Lopez and Edward James Olmos are again collectively almost three many years after Selena!
On Thursday, March 27, Lopez, 55, revealed that Olmos, 78, is becoming a member of her in Netflix’s upcoming rom-com, Workplace Romance.
“From Selena to now, this journey has come full circle…SWIPE to see the massive information. We’re thrilled to welcome the unbelievable Edward James Olmos to Workplace Romance!” the actress wrote because the caption to an Instagram carousel.
The joint put up, shared by Lopez, Netflix Latinoamérica and Netflix in Spanglish, confirmed a candy set of from time to time images of Lopez and Olmos embracing each other — first in Selena, then in Workplace Romance.
Lopez scored her breakthrough appearing position within the 1997 biopic primarily based on Selena Quintanilla-Pérez’s rise to fame earlier than her premature loss of life on the age of 23.
The Texas-born Tejano music star was shot and killed by Yolanda Saldívar in March 1995. Saldívar was founder and president of the “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” singer’s fan membership, in addition to her clothes boutiques. In an uncommon coincidence, Saldivar was denied parole on Thursday, the identical day as Lopez’s announcement.
In Selena, Olmos starred as Abraham Quintanilla, the singer’s father.
On the twenty fifth anniversary of the movie in March 2022, Lopez mirrored on what the position meant to her.
“What a really big day,” Lopez wrote on Instagram. “Immediately we rejoice and honor Selena’s legacy and music.”
“This film means a lot to me … Selena and her household imply a lot to me, and I used to be so fortunate to be chosen to play her,” the actress and musician continued. “I am going to always remember this time in my life and it is an honor as an artist to have been a part of the magic that’s this film.”
For Workplace Romance, Lopez and her longtime supervisor Benny Medina will function producers on the movie, Deadline introduced in September 2024.
Lopez, who not too long ago starred in Netflix movies The Mom and Atlas, will seem reverse two-time Ted Lasso Emmy winner Brett Goldstein within the upcoming rom com.
The “Jenny from the Block” singer will reportedly play a pushed government, whereas Goldstein, 44, joins as her charismatic colleague, creating the proper storm for a steamy office romance, per Netflix Junkie.
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Three Girls’s Betty Gilpin additionally rounds out the casting, IMDb provides.
Workplace Romance doesn’t but have an official launch date.
