Jennifer Lopez spent “weeks” preparing to play Evita – before Madonna landed the part.
Jennifer Lopez was eager to play Evita in the movie
The 56-year-old singer was desperate to play Eva Peron, the Argentine politician and activist, in the 1996 biographical musical drama film, and Jennifer felt devastated when the role was awarded to Madonna instead.
Speaking during a question-and-answer session, Jennifer shared: “I went to audition for Evita for [director] Alan Parker.
“I had been practising for weeks and I sing my heart out and he goes, ‘You’re amazing. You know Madonna has the part, right?’
“I said, ‘OK, bye-bye. Nice to meet you.’”
Jennifer is currently starring in the big screen adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman, the new musical drama film.
The actress is fulfilling a long-held ambition by starring in a musical film, but she still felt a little overwhelmed when director Bill Condon asked her to perform one of the movie’s more elaborate songs in one take.
Jennifer shared: “I was like, ‘We’ll do some coverage?’ He was like, ‘Nope, no coverage.’
“I was like, ‘F*** me! I better get it right then.’ Like halfway through the take it’s going perfectly and then you trip on your dress or whatever so it’s like, maybe we start over.
“It was challenging. It was challenging in that way, time wise, as independent films can be, right? It’s the time, it’s the prep, it’s the, you…
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