Jennifer Lopez chats between takes on the set of ‘The Back-Up Plan’. The movie is a romantic comedy about a woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination, only to meet the man of her dreams on the very same day. J-Lo’s twins Max (in right arm) and Emme (in left arm) were also on set with their mother. Friday, June 12, 2009:

After taking a break to spend time with her twins, Jennifer Lopez is back on the scene filming her next movie, The Back Up Plan.The movies stars Lopez as a woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination only to meet the man of her dreams on the very same day.

On Monday, June 15th, Lopez will be filming scenes for the movie at 400 Colorado Bl, Pasadena.
Examiner

Busy mom Jennifer Lopez is back in front of the cameras after a three-year absence from the big screen, and our own Kevin Frazier got a chance to hang with the star on the L.A. set of her new movie from CBS Films, ‘The Back-Up Plan.’ But where are twins Max and Emme?

The twins, just a little over a year old, are always a few steps away from the set, and Jennifer says, “I bring the babies to work with me. I love it. Honestly, one of the best days of my life was the first day back working on this film — I wanted to do this film really badly — and bringing my babies with me that morning. I was like, ‘Oh my God, they’re with me, I’m making a movie, they’re here!’ It’s great having kids on set. It’s the best.”

Hubby Marc Anthony is also nearby to keep an eye on the tots for the night shoot at the Warner Bros. lot, as is the “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan, who has a cameo in the film and jokes that sometimes people want him to work on their kids!

In ‘The Back-Up Plan,’ Jennifer plays Zoe, a pet store owner who just can’t find Mr. Right. Desperate to be a mother and tired of waiting, she decides to go it alone and get artificial insemination, only to meet Stan (”Moonlight” star Alex O’Loughlin) — a man with real possibilities — the same day.

Jennifer is in amazing shape for the film, and she explains that it wasn’t a piece of cake. “It did take a lot of work,” she admits. “I thought it was gonna drop off easily because I had been in shape my whole life, but it wasn’t. I gained about 50 pounds with my twins, and the first 30 dropped off like that, and I was like, ‘Ha, this is gonna be so easy.’ That last 20 — that took a while.”

ETOnline.com

Who knew calm, cool and collected Jennifer Lopez ever worried about anything? The mother of twins admits she was anxious about returning to work in the movies before arriving on the set of The Back-Up Plan.

“The few days before I got really nervous I was like, what if I forgot how to act?” she tells Entertainment Tonight of her return after a three-year hiatus from the silver screen.

One thing that doesn’t worry her a bit is being a working mom to twins Max and Emme.

“I bring the babies to work with me. I love it. Honestly, one of the best days of my life was the first day back working on this film,” she gushes. “I wanted to do this film really badly and bringing my babies with me that first morning, I was like, ‘Oh my God, they’re with me, I’m making a movie, they’re here!’ It’s great having kids on set. It’s the best.”

The Back-Up Plan revolves around a woman, Zoe, who wants to be a mom but just can’t find the right guy. On the day she gets artificially inseminated, she meets what could be Mr. Right, played by Alex O’Laughlin.
OK Magazine

Actress Jennifer Lopez beams, as she gets a visit from her daughter Emme on the set of her latest movie, “The Back-Up Plan”. Lopez was thrilled to be holding little Emme in her arms. How cute!

Another day of working on her new film, Jennifer looking cute & casual walks to her trailer on the set of her latest movie ‘The Back-Up Plan’ in Los Angeles, CA. May 26, 2009:

Jennifer Lopez and co-star Alex O’Loughlin have a blast drinking wine and eating pizza on the set of their latest film “The Back-Up Plan” in Los Angeles, California on May 15, 2009.

Jennifer Lopez pictured in Pasadena, California on the set of her new movie, “The Back-Up Plan,” on May 14, 2009. Lopez plays a woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination, only to meet the man of her dreams on the very same day!

Jennifer Lopez on her first day of shooting the new film, ‘The Back-Up Plan’ in Los Angeles, CA. Latest fashion trend or just an ordinary bathrobe? Jennifer Lopez strutting in her Christian Louboutin snakeskin high heels and with fluffy bangs to the set of her new romantic comedy movie ‘The Back-Up Plan’. The mother of twins plays a woman who conceives twins through artificial insemination. May 13, 2009:

CBS Films announces more of the cast for Jennifer Lopez’s new movie, ‘The Back-Up Plan.’

The studio announced Monday that “Alice” star Linda Lavin will play Lopez’s grandmother, or “Nana,” in the film, while Harold Gould of “Rhoda” fame will step in as Arthur, Nana’s love interest. Robert Klein, who has appeared on “Law & Order: SVU,” will play Lopez’s fertility specialist, Dr. Harris.

The film features Lopez as Zoe — a woman who embarks on a journey to motherhood using artificial insemination, only to meet a possible Mr. Right named Stan (Alex O’Loughlin of “Moonlight”) on the day of her insemination. The couple begins dating, with Zoe confusing their early relationship by hiding her pregnancy. After she reveals her secret, Stan unexpectedly sticks by her side. But as the birth approaches, the pressures of their new relationship and her impending motherhood could split them apart.

‘The Back-Up Plan,’ will be directed by “Six Feet Under”’s Alan Poul. The movie is set to begin filming in Los Angeles in May and will premiere in theaters in January 2010.

Melissa McCarthy has been cast as a support-group leader in CBS Films’ romantic comedy “The Back-Up Plan,” opposite Jennifer Lopez.

The actress stars in ABC’s “Samantha Who?” and has appeared in the features “Go” and “The Nines.” McCarthy is repped by New Wave Entertainment and Talentworks.

Noureen DeWulf has been cast opposite Jennifer Lopez in CBS Films’ romantic comedy “The Back-Up Plan.”

The busy actress also will appear in two summer comedies: “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,” which hits theaters Friday, and “The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard,” coming out in August.

In “Plan,” about a wannabe mother who meets a promising romantic prospect on the same day she undergoes artificial insemination, DeWulf will play Daphne, a hip downtown co-worker at Lopez’s pet store.

Michaela Watkins and Alex O’Loughlin also star. Kate Angelo (”Will & Grace”) wrote the screenplay, and Alan Poul (”Six Feet Under”) is directing.

The movie will be CBS Films’ first feature release and is due in theaters in January.
AP

Tabloid story from UK’s The Daily Mail today. Is the Jennifer Aniston movie a copy-cat of The Back-Up Plan?:

An unlikely feud is simmering between Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Lopez. After focusing on her music career and motherhood, J-Lo is making a return to movies with a film called Plan B about a woman trying to get pregnant.

But she is said to be seething that Friends star Aniston is starring in an almost identical movie called The Baster that J-Lo fears could eclipse her own.

‘The last thing J-Lo wants is to have Aniston overshadow her,’ reports a Tinseltown spy. ‘There’s been some mud-slinging, with J-Lo claiming Jen took her idea.’

Comic Michaela Watkins, who recently joined “Saturday Night Live,” has been cast in the romantic comedy “The Back-Up Plan” opposite Jennifer Lopez and Alex O’Loughlin. Watkins will play Mona, the longtime best friend of Lopez’s character, a fed-up wannabe mother who meets a promising romantic prospect the same day she receives artificial insemination. Kate Angelo (”Will & Grace”) wrote the screenplay, and Alan Poul (”Six Feet Under”) is directing. The movie will be CBS Films’ first feature release, set to hit theaters in January. Watkins is a member of the Groundlings comedy troupe. Her TV credits include “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” “Californication” and “Medium.” Her next feature is the comedy “The Prankster.”

Jennifer’s official site just posted about the new movie. Sounds good!:

That’s right, Miz Lopez is pregnant—in her new movie, that is! Jennifer just signed on for the lead role in the new romantic comedy “The Back-Up Plan,” where she’ll play Zoe, a single woman who turns to artificial insemination to answer her ticking biological clock. But her strategy goes bust when Mr. Right, Alex O’Loughlin (“Moonlight”, “August Rush”) shows up at the same time as her positive pregnancy test. Now she and her new dream man must figure out love, marriage and family—in reverse.

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