Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have a movie to promote in a matter of weeks, Unstoppable, even though she just filed for divorce on Tuesday.
It was recently announced that Unstoppable will premiere in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024, followed by a limited theatrical release in December 2024, by Amazon MGM Studios.
Now DailyMail.com has learned that certain producers of the film are “pressuring the two to appear together at the Toronto premiere to build buzz for the film.”
The project is from Ben’s production company, Artists Equity, which he co-founded with longtime friend Matt Damon. Affleck, 51, and Damon, 53, are among the film’s 14 producers.
Lopez, 55, is one of the actresses playing the mother of a wrestler and co-produced the project with her producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas.
The Amazon MGM Studios film wrapped production last January.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have a movie to promote on September 6: Unstoppable. DailyMail.com has learned that some of the film’s producers are “pushing the two to appear together at the Toronto premiere to generate buzz for the film.” It is set for release in 2023.
Lopez, 55, is one of the actresses playing the mother of a wrestler and was co-produced by her producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas.
Jennifer and Ben split in April.
The couple previously starred together in Gigli (2003) and Jersey Girl (2004). He also appeared in her film This Is Me… Now.
Unstoppable centers on the life of wrestler Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg and won a national championship in 2011 while competing at Arizona State University.
Actor Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight) plays Robles, and the supporting cast includes Bobby Cannavale, Don Cheadle and Michael Peña.
Unstoppable is directed by William Goldenberg, who previously worked with Affleck as an editor on his film Air (2023), as well as Argo (2012).
Ben and Jennifer have another movie they worked on together: Kiss Of The Spiderwoman.
It is based on the novel of the same name by Manuel Puig, and is set in an Argentine prison in 1981. López stars in the title role, a fantasy woman named Aurora created by Luis Molina (Tonatiuh), a gay hairdresser serving an eight-year sentence for allegedly corrupting a minor.
Affleck and Damon are among the co-producers via Artists Equity.
In March 2023, CBS Sunday Mornings asked Affleck about the possibility of collaborating with Lopez on the film.
“How fun, how joyful to do something with her, to see her grow up, to go to work with your wife, to go to work with your best friend,” he said.
Actor Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight) plays Robles, and the supporting cast includes Bobby Cannavale, Don Cheadle and Michael Peña.
Cheadle is seen here with cast members in a gym scene.
Jerome starring Bobby Canavale; coming to select theaters December 2024
“If you don’t like who you work with and you’re having difficulties or problems at work, I think that’s one of the things that can really cause depression, anxiety and pain in people,” she added at the time.
‘And conversely, if you love people at work, you probably have a pretty good life, you know?
“I can’t make it sound like he’s doing it as a favor, but he really is,” Affleck also said during the interview.
Ben and Jen tied the knot in Las Vegas in July 2022.
The couple previously starred together in Gigli (2003) and Jersey Girl (2004). He also appeared in her film This Is Me… Now, which aired in January.
When asked by Variety earlier this year if she and Affleck would ever star in another film together, Lopez said, “Maybe, in the right case.”
“I mean, we love working together and being together, so maybe,” he added.
Ben was last seen on Tuesday morning with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner and their son Fin. They were returning from taking their eldest daughter, Violet, 18, to college.
Hours later, Lopez filed for divorce. It was the second anniversary of her wedding with him.
Meanwhile, Ben just returned from a trip with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner; seen in 2012