This Is Me…Now

This Is Me…Now (2024)

An intimate, fantastical and narrative-driven reflection of Jennifer Lopez's journey of self-healing and self-love in an immersive world where music and visuals intertwine, revealing the challenges faced and the triumphs achieved.

Date of release
2024-02-15
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (95)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Drama, Music, Documentary
Director
Dave Meyers

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: This Is Me... Now

This Is Me... Now: A Love Story is a 2024 American romantic drama musical film and visual accompaniment to Jennifer Lopez's ninth studio album, This Is Me... Now (2024). Directed by Dave Meyers and written by Lopez and Matt Walton, based on the story Lopez, Meyers and Chris Shafer conceived, This Is Me... Now: A Love Story stars Lopez alongside an ensemble cast featuring Jane Fonda, Fat Joe, Kim Petras, Keke Palmer, Post Malone, Sofía Vergara, Jenifer Lewis, Jay Shetty, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sadhguru, Derek Hough, Trevor Noah and Ben Affleck as the Biker.

Background and production

According to Lopez, the film has a humorous tone, saying "not that this [A Love Story] is anything close to a romantic comedy, but those moments for me are the ones in life that show you how important it is to be able to laugh at yourself. You have to, because it's absurd sometimes the things that you find yourself in or that you go through.

According to Lopez, early in the album's production, a $30 million deal for the project was pulled. As told by Benny Medina in the accompanying documentary, an "on paper" deal was pulled, with Medina relaying what was told to him: "they were blown away by [Lopez]; uh, you know, the dynamic in the room; [they] thought that there was too much that was being bitten off, uh, the quality was gonna be potentially compromised." Lopez debated just filmin…

Contrary to many media reports, This Is Me.. Now: A Love Story is not about Lopez's relationship with Affleck. The album and the film are about Lopez learning to love herself.

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