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TAPE_NUMBER: EF01/0090 IN_TIME: 14:33:06 LENGTH: 02:38 SOURCES: APTN/ SONY PICTURES RESTRICTIONS: No re-use/re-sale of film/video/tv clips without clearance FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: xfa STORY: JENNIFER LOPEZ IN THE WEDDING PLANNER LOCATION: LOS ANGELES DATE: RECENT After chilling audiences with her performance in the hit thriller The Cell, amply-proportioned actress JENNIFER LOPEZ lightens up with her new role in the romantic comedy THE WEDDING PLANNER Lopez plays A-list San Francisco wedding planner Mary Fiore - a woman whose job is to arrange some of the most elaborate ceremonies in town While celebrating her newest and most lucrative account - the wedding of Internet tycoon Fran Donelly (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras) - Mary is rescued from a near-fatal collision with a runaway dumpster by handsome pediatrician Steve Edison, played by hunky heartthrob MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY ('Dazed and Confused', 'U-571', 'Ed TV') After spending the most enchanting evening of their lives together, Mary thinks she's finally found a reason to believe in love What she doesn't know is that cupid and her career are about to collide head-on Jennifer Lopez earned widespread acclaim for her work in the title role of Selena and was then showered with extensive praise for her role opposite George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh's Out of Sight The film is the directorial debut of choreographer and physical comedy consultant Adam Shankman He is full of praise for the multi-skilled Lopez Not only does the chart topping singer act her socks off once again, but she dances too - a triple talent rarely found in Hollywood these days Lopez explains she grew up with musicals, and had always thought success in film meant being able to carry herself in all three areas She proves it more than once in 'The Wedding Planner' with closely choreographed ballroom dances filmed without music - no easy feat She compares her own fierce ambition to her character Mary's, although she points out Mary has chosen to concentrate on work, while with her real life self it's more about sacrificing personal life because she hasn't found how to balance her priorities yet However, her success hasn't stopped her relationship with Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs SHOTLIST: 1 CLIP 'THE WEDDING PLANNER' 2 SOT JENNIFER LOPEZ (on relating to character focusing on work) 3 CLIP 'THE WEDDING PLANNER' 4 SOT JENNIFER LOPEZ (on filming dance scenes) 5 B-ROLL FILMING TANGO 6 B-ROLL DIRECTOR 7 SOT ADAM SHANKMAN, DIRECTOR (on Lopez talents as singer, actor, dancer) 8 B-ROLL TANGO SCENE 9 SOT JENNIFER LOPEZ (on talents of music, dance and acting) 10 CLIP 'THE WEDDING PLANNER'?