The queen of rom-com is at it again.
Jennifer Lopez is back in familiar territory on Netflix Office romancewhich sees her playing the high-powered CEO of an airline who enforces a strict anti-fraternization policy on all of her employees — until a hot new lawyer (played by Brett Goldstein) starts working for her.
Goldstein co-wrote the screenplay with his colleague Ted Lasso The film was co-created by Joe Kelly and penned specifically for Lopez, while also placing himself in the leading man role. And how could he stand up to the many romantic co-stars Lopez has been involved with throughout her career?
“No. 1. Let’s not use words here,” Lopez said at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday, while Goldstein stood next to her and replied that he would “love to hear” her answer. Also called Goldstein Maid in Manhattan As his favorite of rom-coms – just below Office romanceof course — while Lopez gave her own shout-outs Monster in law: “I loved working with Jane [Fonda]It’s just one of the highlights of my career for sure.
The first Parker, who had previously driven Ticket to heaven and Mamma mia! here we go againShe directed the film, which he said appealed to Lopez because it was “a little more sassy and raw than her usual fare, and that was something she really wanted.”
He also saw her and Goldstein’s chemistry “right away,” as the three went to lunch and “I didn’t say anything for three hours, they just laughed together and I just sat there, ‘This is easy, this is going to be great.'” Betty Gilpin, who fills the coveted role of the rom-com’s best friend, echoed, “It was as clear as day one that they had that inexplicable, unmakeable thing, that chemistry that I absolutely think comes through in the movie.”
The cast also includes Amy Sedaris, Tony Hale, Jodie Whittaker and Edward James Olmos, with Olmos reuniting with Lopez after they played father and daughter in 1997. Selena.
And after taking a closer look at the events, what makes Lopez a good romantic star?
“The special sauce is that she understands the tone, she understands exactly how much to be funny and where to be funny, but also to make you care and make it sincere,” Parker said. “She never tries to make you like her, she’s just incredibly lovable.” He added: “You know they’re going to come together because that’s the nature of the genre, so you have to want them to come together, that’s the thing. And because of her, you always want that.”
From her perspective, Gilpin said, “It’s disorienting because she’s the most beautiful creature I’ve ever seen, but she’s also a wonderful actress, so she’s not afraid to not take herself too seriously and be a buffoon on behalf of the story — which I think is so essential to a good rom-com, to be willing to laugh at yourself. She absolutely dominates the medium.”
Office romance It begins streaming June 5 on Netflix.
