Jennifer Lopez is producing a new Bob The Builder animated film in a shock career move for the star.
J-Lo’s production company Nuyorican Productions has joined forces with In The Heights star Anthony Ramos for the new film based on the beloved long-running children’s series, reports Deadline.
The film will see Ramos, 32, voice the iconic character – and produce alongside ShadowMachine’s Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico.
Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina for Nuyorican Productions will co-produce the project from Mattel Films.
The film will follow Roberto AKA Bob as he travels to Puerto Rico for a major construction job.
Jennifer Lopez is producing a new Bob The Builder animated film in a shock career move for the star
J-Lo’s production company Nuyorican Productions has joined forces with In The Heights star Anthony Ramos for the new film – with Ramos voicing the animated icon
There he takes on issues affecting the island and digs deeper into what it means to build – with the film celebrating the ‘vibrant and colorful textures of the Caribbean Latin nations and their people.’
The Bob The Builder series ran for 12 seasons from 1999-2011 and made famous the catchphrase: ‘Can we fix it? Yes, we can!’ – with the character even landing a UK Christmas number one single in 2000.
Felipe Vargas will write the film, with the project overseen by Kevin McKeon, Ivan Sanchez and Arturo Thur De Koós for Mattel and Natalie Haack Flores for Nuyorican.
Other Mattel films in development include Barney, Hot Wheels and Polly Pocket – with the company hoping to match the success of billion dollar blockbuster, Barbie,
Lopez has been promoting her new This Is Me… Now album, which is a follow up to This Is Me… Then when she was engaged to Ben Affleck but soon after split; the two are now married.
She recently dropped the trailer for her upcoming epic cinematic experience, This Is Me… Now: A Love Story.
The upcoming Prime Video musical draws many parallels to JLo’s life, from her numerous headline-making marriages, her upbringing in the Bronx, and her hopeless romantic nature.
Jennifer appears to be playing a fictionalized version of herself in what she has described as ‘the most personal thing I’ve ever done.’
The Bob The Builder series ran for 12 seasons from 1999-2011 and made famous the catchphrase: ‘ Can we fix it? Yes, we can!’ – with the character even landing a UK Christmas number one single in 2000
Lopez recently dropped the trailer for her upcoming epic cinematic experience, This Is Me… Now: A Love Story
A press release describes the film and her upcoming studio album as an exploration of ‘her personal journey to love and the importance of self-love.’
The trailer shows Jennifer’s friends staging an intervention amid fears she may be a sex addict following three lavish weddings.
The thrilling musical boasts an all-star cast, with Fat Joe, Trevor Noah, Kim Petras, Post Malone, Keke Palmer, Sofia Vergara, Jennifer Lewis, Jay Shetty, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sadhguru, Derek Hough, and her husband Ben Affleck all appearing in the film.
The movie will premiere on Amazon Prime on February 16. Her upcoming ninth studio album, also titled This Is Me… Now, is also set to drop that day.
As Jennifer dropped the trailer on her Instagram, she mused, ‘I have not been this nervous, excited, scared and thrilled to share something with you in years!! The story of the journey from This Is Me…Then to This Is Me…Now is the most personal thing I’ve ever done. The musical experience continues February 16 when This Is Me…Now the album drops and This Is Me…Now: A Love Story, my new Amazon Original, is streaming on Prime Video. Watch the trailer…NOW.’
