Jennifer balances motherhood, marriage, movies

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two children and two years later, Jennifer Lopez (photo) has resurfaced with a Back-up Plan.

“The movie is about a woman who gets to a point in her life,” Lopez says. “She’s successful. She has a full life. But, at the same time, she hasn’t found that person to share her life with and to have a family with, and so she decides to do it on her own.”

Back-up Plan works through a variety pregnancy issues — now familiar turf for Lopez, who gave birth to fraternal twins, Emme and Maximilian in 2008.

In addition to making a movie and caring for her children (with Marc Anthony), Lopez continues to run her empire, which also includes a fragrance line, clothing and music.

And the music will keep playing for Lopez, though not at longtime label Sony Music, which she amicably left earlier this year.

“I had done seven albums with Sony, believe it or not,” she explained. “We had a great relationship, and we sold a lot of records, and the company, you know, has changed a little bit, and I just thought it was time for a fresh start.”

For movies, however, the star has gone back to her roots, returning to the romantic comedy genre that made her a bankable movie star with films such as Maid in Manhattan and Shall We Dance?.