“I am a murderer. But I’m also a mother,” Jennifer Lopez says in the action trailer.
Jennifer Lopez has played many different types of roles throughout her acting career, but The Mother shows her in a different light, as seen in the new trailer for the upcoming action-packed film.
The synopsis of The Mother reads, “The action film follows a deadly assassin (Jennifer Lopez) who has been on the run for years but is forced to come out of hiding to protect the daughter she left behind from dangerous assailants.”
The last time viewers may have actually seen Lopez in this type of role was in 2002’s Enough, but according to director Niki Caro, this is a first for Lopez. “The only thing that surprised me was that Jennifer hadn’t been an action movie heroine her entire career,” he told PEOPLE about Lopez in the film, which is a “combination of high-octane action and genuine emotion.”
Caro added, “Jennifer brings her legendary skill and precision to the action elements, but she also brings her strength as a dramatic actress and her experience as a mother directly to the heart of the film. I knew Jennifer was the only actress for the role.”
The Mother premieres on Netflix on May 12. Watch the trailer here.
