Jennifer Lopez to star and produce drug lord drama The Godmother for STX

Jennifer Lopez will produce and star in the drug lord drama The Godmother for STXfilms.

Lopez is also considering The Godmother for her directorial debut, according to a source close to the project.

Lopez will portray Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, also known as The Godmother. The story follows the life of Blanco, who outsmarted and outhustled the men around her to rise from an impoverished childhood in Colombia to become one of the world’s biggest drug lords. She was reportedly was worth more than $2 billion. Blanco was murdered in Colombia in 2012.

Lopez will produce along with Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina, as well as Julie Yorn. The screenplay has been written by Regina Corrado (Deadwood: The Movie) and Terence Winter (The Wolf of Wall Street). Winter, Alex Pettyfer, Alex Brown and Rick Yorn will executive produce.