Jennifer Lopezhad to convince A-listers to make cameos inThis Is Me…Now: A Love Story.In a press conference on Thursday, the “Jenny from the Block” singer, 54, and Dave Meyers, the director of her upcoming Amazon film opened up about what it took to get some of the big names in the cinematic original, which which traces her journey of self-discovery and details herreal-life love storywithBen Affleck.Lopez and Affleck, 51, tied the knot in July 2022 afterrekindling their romancejust one year prior. They initially dated for two years in the early 2000s before going their separate ways just days before their 2004 wedding. Their rekindled romance inspired much of the film’s direction.“It was a challenge with the cameos that we have in the movie,” Lopez said. “We obviously had quite a few. Some came on the same day, some didn’t. We had to make it work. We did whatever we could.“Jennifer Lopez in ‘This Is Me…Now: A Love Story’.Jennifer Lopez/YouTubeMeyers, 51, explained that most of the cameos were shot separately, which made it “the hardest scene to edit.““A lot of them were personal friends of Jen’s, so Jen had to switch out of performance mode and kind of come join me and kind of hold their hands, because they didn’t understand what they were doing and they were out there wearing costumes on a green screen,” he said.Lopez reassured the actors and told them to “trust” her.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Jennifer Lopez in ‘This Is Me…Now: A Love Story’.Jennifer Lopez/YouTube"I was like… just trust me. It’s going to be fine. I would never make you look crazy. And if it looks crazy, we will throw it in the garbage. Don’t worry about it. But luckily it turned out well. And a lot of them have seen the film already and are so excited,” the pop star added.This Is Me…Now: A Love Storyis a musical and visual interpretation the life events that inspired Lopez’s forthcoming LPThis Is Me…Now, which serves as a sequel to her 2002 albumThis Is Me…Then. The film includes a star-studded list of cameos, including Affleck,Post Malone, Fat Joe,Keke Palmer,Trevor Noah,Sofia Vergara, Kim Petras, Jenifer Lewis,Jay Shetty,Neil deGrasse TysonandDerek Hough.The film, and Lopez’s ninth studio album, will premiere on Prime Video on Feb. 16.
Jennifer Lopezhad to convince A-listers to make cameos inThis Is Me…Now: A Love Story.
In a press conference on Thursday, the “Jenny from the Block” singer, 54, and Dave Meyers, the director of her upcoming Amazon film opened up about what it took to get some of the big names in the cinematic original, which which traces her journey of self-discovery and details herreal-life love storywithBen Affleck.
Lopez and Affleck, 51, tied the knot in July 2022 afterrekindling their romancejust one year prior. They initially dated for two years in the early 2000s before going their separate ways just days before their 2004 wedding. Their rekindled romance inspired much of the film’s direction.
“It was a challenge with the cameos that we have in the movie,” Lopez said. “We obviously had quite a few. Some came on the same day, some didn’t. We had to make it work. We did whatever we could.”
Jennifer Lopez in ‘This Is Me…Now: A Love Story’.Jennifer Lopez/YouTube
Jennifer Lopez/YouTube
Meyers, 51, explained that most of the cameos were shot separately, which made it “the hardest scene to edit.”
“A lot of them were personal friends of Jen’s, so Jen had to switch out of performance mode and kind of come join me and kind of hold their hands, because they didn’t understand what they were doing and they were out there wearing costumes on a green screen,” he said.
Lopez reassured the actors and told them to “trust” her.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I was like… just trust me. It’s going to be fine. I would never make you look crazy. And if it looks crazy, we will throw it in the garbage. Don’t worry about it. But luckily it turned out well. And a lot of them have seen the film already and are so excited,” the pop star added.
This Is Me…Now: A Love Storyis a musical and visual interpretation the life events that inspired Lopez’s forthcoming LPThis Is Me…Now, which serves as a sequel to her 2002 albumThis Is Me…Then. The film includes a star-studded list of cameos, including Affleck,Post Malone, Fat Joe,Keke Palmer,Trevor Noah,Sofia Vergara, Kim Petras, Jenifer Lewis,Jay Shetty,Neil deGrasse TysonandDerek Hough.
The film, and Lopez’s ninth studio album, will premiere on Prime Video on Feb. 16.
source: people.com
