Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Will Collaborate on 1st Movie Together Since 2004’s ‘Jersey Girl’
20.03.2023 - 20:33
/ usmagazine.com
Reunited — at home and at work! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are set to collaborate on their first movie project in nearly 20 years.
The Hustlers actress, 53, is slated to star in an upcoming biopic titled Unstoppable, which will be produced by Artists Equity, the production company that her husband, 50, cofounded with Matt Damon. The film will tell the true story of Anthony Robles, a wrestler who was born with one leg.
The couple, who tied the knot last year, haven’t officially collaborated on a movie since 2004’s Jersey Girl, which was directed by Kevin Smith. Prior to that, they starred in 2003’s Gigli, a box-office bomb which is now considered one of the worst films of all time.
The “Get Right” songstress and the Argo director met while filming Gigli and got engaged in 2002 after sparking a romance on set. After calling off their planned September 2003 nuptials, the duo called it quits in early 2004.
Last year, Lopez joked that she’d be happy to make a Gigli sequel if given the chance while speaking to Vogue for the outlet’s “73 Questions” video series. When asked who makes her laugh the most between takes, she replied, “My husband, Ben.”
While Gigli was panned upon release, Affleck said that the film was actually a great learning experience for him when it came to directing his own movies. “Interestingly, I learned more about directing on that movie than anything else because Marty [Brest] is a brilliant director, really gifted,” the Massachusetts native told Entertainment Weekly in January 2022. “It’s not like it’s worse than all … there’s a bunch of horrible movies and in terms of losing money, I’ve had five movies — at least! — that have lost more money than Gigli has.”
The Justice League actor added that he was