'Second Act' director Peter Segal on '50 First Dates' star Drew Barrymore's 'infectious magical quality' that inspired him
If you are a JLo fan or a rom-com fan, you are counting the hours to Friday, December 21, when Peter Segal’s new movie ‘Second Act’ releases. Striking a perfect balance of drama and comedy, the movie would mark the return of Jennifer Lopez to the big screen. Milo Ventimiglia, the dream boat dad from ‘This is Us’ and Lopez’s real-life best friend Leah Remini star in the movie as well, along with the multi-talented Vanessa Hudgens.
Ironically enough, the movie is about a Latin-American woman Maya Vargas, who gets a second chance at life, following a mix-up with her CV that gives her a fair shot at finding her footing in the corporate world. It is a theme that most of us can relate to, having made wrong choices, or having been denied certain opportunities in life, we wish to redo, and Segal believes, in that lies the movie’s success.