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'Kiss of the Spider Woman'

Hector Babenco's critically-acclaimed gay-themed 1985 classic, "Kiss of the Spider Woman," adapted from the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig, received four Oscar nominations including Best Picture and won the Best Actor Oscar for William Hurt, who played opposite Raul Julia and Sonia Braga.

Set in an Argentinian prison, the plot centers on Molina, a gay hairdresser who daydreams films to escape the brutality of his everyday life. Valentin, a gruff Marxist, is tossed into his cell and the two are forced to coexist. While there were love scenes in the original film, there was little nudity.

In the early '90s, playwright Terrence McNally along with the songwriting team of John Kander and Fred Ebb adapted the film into a Tony-sweeping musical starring Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello and Chita Rivera.

That show has now boomeranging back to celluloid in an adaptation of the adaptation of the adaptation that is being dubbed a "reimagined interpretation"–this time by "Gods and Monsters" Oscar-winning, Out writer-director Bill Condon, who penned the Oscar-nominated screenplay for "Chicago" (yay) and wrote and directed "Dreamgirls" (boo). So, this one can go either way. The film stars Tonatiuh, Diego Luna, and Jennifer Lopez, who receives top billing.

Tonatiuh

Tonatiuh Elizarraraz, professionally known as Tonatiuh, a sexy young queer actor who has appeared on TV shows like "Jane the Virgin," "Chicago Med" and "Promised Land," takes on the role of Molina in "Spider Woman." Feature films include, Drunk Bus (2020), "Shoplifters of the World" (2021) and the recent Netflix smash hit, "Carry-On," opposite Taron Egerton.

Diego Luna

Although he's assumed to be straight (and was married at one point and has two children), Deigo Luna is no stranger to taking on gay and gay-flexible parts like his roles in Julian Schnabel's "Before Night Falls" (2000), Alfonso Cuarón's "Y tu mamá también" (2001) and Gus van Sant's "Milk" (2008), appearing nude in the latter two. The "Rogue One" star has also stripped for "Wander Darkly" (2020) and "The Night Buffalo" (2007).

"Kiss of the Spider Woman" world premieres at the Sundance Film Festival this month and will be released later this year.