Jennifer Lopez Striptease

Jennifer Lopez Striptease
Director Lorene Scafaria takes us behind the scenes of her new film about control, the complexities of female friendship, and what women will do to get those dollar bills.
Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu in Hustlers . Courtesy of STX Financing.
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It may only be September, but at the Toronto Film Festival , Jennifer Lopez just claimed the sexiest movie scene of the year.
For the first 10 minutes of Lorene Scafaria ’s Hustlers , audiences follow Constance Wu ’s character, Destiny, as she struggles to make money dancing at a New York strip club. And then, as the opening piano chords of Fiona Apple ’s “Criminal” crash onscreen, Lopez’s Ramona struts onstage, drops her full-length fur, and shows Destiny how it’s done.
In towering stilettos and a rhinestone G-string bodysuit so small that costume designer Mitchell Travers could stuff it in his pocket walking to set, Ramona crawls across the stage in a sequence choreographed by Johanna Sapakie, contorting her body around the pole and flipping herself into a gravity-defying inversion. She is hypnotic; the men watching respond by hurling dollar bills onstage.
But in Scafaria’s care, the scene is more than Jennifer Lopez just oozing sex: it’s a damning encapsulation of American values.
“When women are valued for their beauty or their bodies, whether that’s for sex or motherhood, and men are valued for their money and success and power…the trickle-down of both of those things is really dangerous,” the filmmaker told Vanity Fair in Toronto Friday. In her film, inspired by Jessica Pressler ’s New York magazine feature, Ramona hatches a scheme to further capitalize on her sex appeal by flirting with men, slipping drugs into their drinks, and—when they’re just conscious enough to fork over their wallet and PIN numbers—maxing out their credit lines. In Hustlers, Ramona and Destiny aren’t exactly villains as much as single mothers struggling to succeed on an uneven playing field.
“I don’t fault anyone for working in that broken system,” said Scafaria. “I certainly don’t judge women for wanting to be beautiful or men for wanting to be successful. I just think, Well, what standards are those? It’s such a broken system for all of us [that] I can’t help but have empathy for the men too. I don’t want to judge any gender or job in any way.… I would just like to see that really broken value system change, obviously. Not the club system, per se; I don’t judge the women in there, or the men who walk in. But I judge the culture that allows this to be it for us. That reinforces that men are worth that, and women are worth that.”
The film is set in 2007—but, troublingly, Scafaria still sees the same issues plaguing American culture. “The world keeps turning,” said the filmmaker. “We’re still somehow up against it…it still feels like I’m fighting for things my mom is fighting for. And that’s strange.”
Even though Scafaria wrote the script for Hustlers, and had directed two prior features—2012’s Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and 20`15’s The Meddler —she was not the first choice to direct the film itself. Martin Scorsese was sent her script, as was “everyone” else in Hollywood’s director pool, Scafaria joked. But she felt so strongly about the story that she told her agent, “I need to adapt this, even if it is just on paper.”
She held out hope, taking other writing jobs to pay her bills but refusing to sign on to another directorial project in case she would be permitted to carry Hustlers across the finish line. After creating mood boards and putting together a two-minute sizzle reel, Scafaria eventually convinced producers to give her the greenlight to direct. (In the film, Destiny has a recurring nightmare that she is in the back seat of a car she is not driving. Scafaria has also suffered from nightmares about not being in control—but, she told Vanity Fair, she “hasn’t had one in a while.”)
Production momentum picked up when Lopez agreed to play Ramona, a role that Scafaria said fits the performer “like a glove.” Lopez visited strip clubs for research and worked with Sapakie for two and a half months to master the complicated, core-intensive “Criminal” choreography, even installing stripper poles in her homes. When Scafaria finally saw the dance sequence, only about two weeks before filming, “my head exploded, obviously,” laughed the director. The filmmaker said that she and her Hustlers cinematographer Todd Banhazl immediately knew they had to up their game.
“Todd and I were like, Okay, we have to bring this—we have to treat this like a stunt…like a sports movie, and show the strength and athleticism involved in that routine. We had as many cameras going as we could at once. We wanted to keep the perspective in Destiny’s perspective. We are with Ramona onstage, but we are also being hustled by her. The camera in that scene—I think Ramona’s telling me where it goes.”
Scafaria found inspiration for Lopez’s striptease scene in an unlikely place: Scorsese’s movies. Specifically, she looked to the entrances of two criminal characters who immediately captivate audiences: Sharon Stone ’s Ginger in Casino, and Robert De Niro ’s Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas. Scafaria and her D.P. also looked to another Scorsese classic: Raging Bull.
“We loved the idea that Ramona is a fighter entering the ring. So that first shot of her was kind of inspired by that.… We didn’t watch any stripper movies,” Scafaria said of her preparation for the film. “We watched sports movies, friendship movies—like Clueless, A League of Their Own. Gangster films…movies about individuals’ relationships with their bodies and being a physical force—like Creed, Raging Bull, Flash Dance, Dirty Dancing, We were trying to get into these women’s heads and tell the story from their perspective as much as possible. I think there are obviously sexier moments, but I still feel the characters are responsible for those moments. They’re in control.”
Even though the film centers on strippers—criminal strippers at that—Scafaria sees Hustlers as a universal story.
“What’s not relatable about this?” she said of her characters’ titular hustles. “I’ve danced for the money. I danced for the money to get the movie made.”
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Published: 14:06 BST, 23 September 2019 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 23 September 2019
Her new film, Hustlers, has opened to huge numbers at the box office, amid chatter that her turn as a stripper-turned-criminal mastermind could earn her an Oscar nod.
And Jennifer Lopez , 50 looks sensational in new behind-the-scenes photographs taken on the set of the new female gangster movie as she dons sexy lingerie and demonstrates her jaw-dropping stripping skills.
The multi-talented actress showcases her toned physique as she effortlessly performs the splits on stage, while elsewhere she's captured flirting up a storm with R&B superstar Usher.
Sensational! Jennifer Lopez, 50 looks sensational in new behind-the-scenes photographs taken on the set of the new female gangster movie as she dons sexy lingerie
New York native Jennifer appeared completely at ease as she paraded on stage around poles, in front eager audience members.
For some scenes scene, the actress slipped into a plunging sequin tasselled bodysuit, with a coordinating jacket draped over her shoulders.
Discarding the jacket, the All I Have hitmaker writhed around on stage in the thong bodysuit whilst lying amongst dollar bills in the strip club.
For her scenes with Usher, JLo donned a one-shouldered Grecian style white maxi dress, which featured a bold split and a large cut-out section, leaving her washboard abs on display.
Wow! The multi-talented actress showcases her toned physique as she effortlessly performs the splits on stage
Love in this club: Elsewhere she's captured flirting up a storm with R&B superstar Usher
Gorgeous: For her scenes with Usher, JLo donned a one-shouldered Grecian style white maxi dress, which featured a bold split and a large cut-out section at the waist
Up close and personal: The I'm Real hitmaker crawled towards Usher on her knees
Time out: For some scenes scene, the actress slipped into a plunging sequin tasselled bodysuit, with a coordinating jacket draped over her shoulders
Incredible: Discarding the jacket, Jennifer writhed around on stage whilst lying amongst dollar bills in the strip club
JLo was preened to perfection for filming, with her sunkissed locks styled into loose curls by professionals on set.
Jennifer stars alongside Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo and Cardi B in Hustlers.
The film follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
The film was inspired by the article published by New York Magazine entitled 'The Hustlers at Scores.'
Gorgeous: JLo was preened to perfection, with her sunkissed locks styled into loose curls
Staying topped up: The superstar re-applied lipgloss while an assistant held up a mirror
At ease: Jennifer appeared completely at ease as she paraded on stage around poles, in front eager audience members and surrounded by actresses portraying fellow strippers
Dollar bills! JLo held up mounds of cash while lying on the stage
Bling bling: The actress wore dazzling gold earrings as she acted out scenes
Loving life: Usher smiled as JLo appeared to be trying to have an intense conversation
The sizzling stills come as The Hollywood Reporter that her new movie is on course for a strong US opening weekend debut of $32 million.
The film's impressive number's would put it just a step behind horror hit It: Chapter Two, which is expected to earn $40 million in its second week of release.
Her performance has also been unanimously lauded among film critics — and there's even been Oscar buzz surrounding the star.
Stunning: Jennifer's famous face was adorned with a flawless make-up application
Sexy: The chemistry between the pair was palpable, even in the stills taken
Backstage: Jennifer held onto a breast of a female co-star as they read through lines
Glamorous: The actress chatted to another co-star as they took a break between scenes
Taking a moment: JLo took a deep breath and closed her eyes as she took a moment
Work it! JLo danced around with a fellow female cast member and topless strippers while Usher watched the sexy display
Just weeks ago, Jennifer got teary-eyed when she discussed the rave reviews and awards chatter during an interview with Today host Hoda Kotb on SiriusXM radio.
'I've just been working hard for so long, for my whole life. It's nice,' she said. 'Sorry, you guys know I'm emotional!'
She continued: 'I was literally sitting in my bed yesterday and
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