Overview

• Lopez said director Adrian Lyne offered her the lead in the 2002 thriller, which she declined.
• She explained she passed because she felt the script “wasn’t good,” though she added Lyne “made it great.”
• Diane Lane ultimately earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for the role.
• Unfaithful, starring Lane and Richard Gere with Olivier Martinez, took in about $119 million worldwide.
• The remarks aired on Stern’s SiriusXM show, and industry coverage notes Lopez is drawing early Academy attention for Bill Condon’s film.