Ben Affleck highly praised his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez’s performance in the upcoming film Unstoppable, of which he is a producer.
The Air actor and director, 52, who is in the middle of a divorce with Lopez, 55, said Entertainment tonight Sunday that ‘Jennifer is spectacular’ in the role of Judy Robles in the sports drama.
The two-time Oscar winner appeared in the interview with his friend and Artists Equity producing partner Matt Damon, 54; and the current Best Actor Oscar winner, Cillian Murphy, 48, who stars in another film the production company is releasing, titled Small Things Like These.
Unstoppable, directed by William Goldenberg, hits theaters on December 6 and features a cast that includes López, Jharrel Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña and Don Cheadle.
In Unstoppable, Jerome plays the role of Arizona State University amateur wrestling champion Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg.
Ben Affleck, 52, highly praised his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez’s performance in the upcoming film Unstoppable, of which he is a producer. Photographed last year in Austin, Texas.
“Unstoppable is a very different movie than this one, but in some ways it’s equally rooted in the passion of really talented artists,” Affleck said. “Goldenberg, Jennifer, Don Cheadle, Jharrel and Bobby Cannavale were really passionate about this movie.”
Affleck said Unstoppable “is another example” of the type of films he and Damon are “really proud of” and “believed in the right people” to collaborate with.
López, in a conversation with Nikki Glaser published in Interview magazine On October 9, he said that he is facing the last chapter of his life with the wisdom that comes with life experience.
“I think my whole life I’ve been trying to say I’m good enough, until I am now, when I know,” Lopez said. ‘I’m giving myself credit. I tell that girl who grew up in the Bronx, “You’ve done great.” I didn’t do that for so many years.
“And now I think, with everything that’s happened in my life, in my relationships and even in my career, it’s like giving yourself a little comfort and love.”
López talked about how he deals with adversity in difficult times.
“We’ve been through a lot that no one knows, and you’ve persevered and you refuse to give up and let it get you down,” he said. “There’s something to be said for that because things can really change your life in a way that you want to give up and say, ‘Fuck this, this is too hard, I don’t want to do this anymore.'”
But I’m not there. I refuse to not give her everything that little girl deserves.’
Affleck in March 2023 said CBS Sunday morning It was a pleasure to work closely with Lopez on the film.
Lopez photographed at an Unstoppable promotional event on Sunday in New York
López was on a panel with moderator Cori Murray; director William Goldenberg; Judy Robles, whom she plays; her co-star Jharrel Jerome; and Anthony Robles, on whom the film is based
“What fun, what a joy to do something with her, to see her be great, to go to work with your wife, to go to work with your best friend,” Affleck said at the time. ‘If you don’t like who you work with and you have difficulties or problems at work, I think that’s one of the things that can really cause depression, anxiety and pain for people.
‘And conversely, (if) you love people at work, you probably have a pretty good life, you know?’
Affleck told the outlet about Lopez working on the film: “I can’t make it seem like he’s doing it as a favor to me, but it really is.”
Affleck and Lopez worked together during their romance two decades ago, including the famous comedy Gigli in 2003 and Kevin Smith’s 2004 film Jersey Girl.
Lopez’s August 20, 2024 divorce filing came after months of speculation about the relationship between the A-list singer and actress and the actor and director.
Lopez filed the papers on the second anniversary of their nuptials at Affleck’s estate outside Savannah, Georgia, on August 20, 2022.
Lopez and Affleck made headlines in 2021 when they rekindled their romance, nearly 17 years after calling off their original engagement and postponing their September 2003 wedding.
In April 2021, reports emerged that the musician and Oscar-winning director were reconnecting after Lopez’s breakup with former MLB star Alex Rodriguez.
The former couple was photographed at the LACMA Art+Film Gala on November 4, 2023.
Affleck and Lopez pictured at the debut of This Is Me…Now: A Love Story on February 13, 2024 in Hollywood, California
The couple confirmed their relationship on Instagram in July and made their red carpet return at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, subsequently exchanging vows at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas on July 16, 2022.
“In the end it was the best possible wedding we could have imagined,” López said in her JLo newsletter on July 17, 2022. “One that we dreamed of a long time ago and one that became very real (in the eyes of the state, Las Vegas, a pink convertible and each other) finally, a long, long time.
The couple exchanged vows again at Affleck’s estate outside Savannah, Georgia, on August 20, 2022, two years to the day before Lopez filed for divorce.
López is the mother of 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, from her marriage to Marc Anthony, 56, which lasted from 2004 to 2014.
Affleck, who was married to Jennifer Garner, 52, from 2005 to 2018, has three children with her: Violet, 18, Fin, 15, and Samuel, 12.