Jennifer Lopez approved ‘Anaconda’ reboot

The movie’s reboot stars Paul Rudd and Jack Black

By Ariha Arain December 27, 2025
Jennifer Lopez approved ‘Anaconda’ reboot
Jennifer Lopez approved ‘Anaconda’ reboot

Anaconda was released on December 25 starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black.

The movie, which is a reboot of the 1997 film, has opened to good reviews.

The new film also featured a surprise cameo of the first movie’s star, Jennifer Lopez, who gave her approval to the new project.

The movie follows the story of a documentary film crew in the Amazon rainforest that is led by a snake hunter.

The hunter himself is on a quest to hunt a giant green reptile, the anaconda.

When writer Kevin Etten and co-writer Tom Gormican decided to remake the film, they reached out to the original cast for the cameos.

Tom told Variety “We were always thinking that it would be fun to have the surviving members. So we just kept reaching out. [They gave their] stamp of approval.”

The new movie is described as “a buddy movie that becomes an adventure film that becomes an action film that becomes a horror film.”

JLo’s appearance in the movie came as a surprise to the audience when she popped in a scene with Jack.