Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck might work together in a new movie. The 51-year-old actress is in talks to star alongside Matt Damon in a new Netflix crime thriller called Animals.
Fans are shocked to know that Affleck will work with his ex-wife on a Netflix movie, while Jennifer Lopez revisits her relationship with the Caped Crusader actor in her recently released album. This news surprises fans, especially considering Affleck and Garner’s history.
They got married in 2005 but split up in 2015, right after being together for 10 years. Their divorce was settled in 2018. Rumors swirled about Affleck’s cheating and gambling issues. Garner is now dating businessman John Miller, while Affleck tied the knot again with JLo, whom he was with before.
Ben Affleck and Ex-Wife Join Forces for Netflix Film, Shocks Fans
Jennifer Garner might join Ben Affleck in his new movie. She’s in talks to star alongside Matt Damon in Animals—a crime thriller on Netflix. Affleck is directing and producing the film with The Martian star.
They’re working through their company Artists Equity. Also producing are Brad Weston and Collin Creighton from MakeReady. But the recent casting news of Garner with Affleck has upset some fans due to their past together.
Check out some fan reactions:
WHAT?! 😂 there's no way in hell. but honestly that sounds so so Hollywood. Even better is if they get Jennifer López in the cast too.
— James (@FilmIsEscapism) February 16, 2024
Awkward…
— 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝕏 (@normposter) February 16, 2024
This timing of this coming out being on the same day as Ben’s wife releasing her new album. 🤔
— Kelly Severseike (@kellyseverseike) February 16, 2024
Divorced husband and wife working on a movie together along with Matt Damon!? pic.twitter.com/27TTNkf0dY
— Zach Kuykendall (@Officer_Zack) February 16, 2024
That's suspicious. That is weird
— Juli (Taylor's version) (@Juli_Wheeler05) February 16, 2024
They’re still figuring things out, including getting Garner’s agreement. If it all goes well, the filming of the thriller will start in Los Angeles in March of this year.
Connor McIntyre is writing the script (with revisions by Billy Ray) for the crime thriller. The story is about a mayoral candidate and his wife whose son gets kidnapped. Garner is supposed to play the wife, while Damon plays the candidate.
Garner and Affleck acted together in three movies before they got married in 2005—Pearl Harbor (2001). Daredevil (2003), and its spinoff Elektra (2005). But Ben Affleck hasn’t directed Jennifer Garner in any film yet.
Jennifer Lopez’s Film Revisits her Romance with Ben Affleck in Newly Released Album
In an interview with Variety, Jennifer Lopez discussed about her latest album (which talks about her getting back together with Ben Affleck, similar to her past album This Is Me … Then). Even the new album includes a song named Dear Ben—reminiscent of the earlier album’s Dear Ben Pt. II.
This Is Me… Now released today, coinciding with the release of her movie This Is Me… Now: A Love Story. Lopez’s latest movie project, This Is Me… Now: A Love Story, is a 65-minute musical film directed by Dave Meyers.
The high-budget production film marks her debut as a screenwriter and story creator. It also features music from the latest album and combines elements of music, rom-com, and action.
The main character (Lopez) in the film (similar to her real life) tries to figure out why she’s had a hard time with love, using the pop singer’s own experiences from four marriages. The story mixes in sci-fi stuff, with the 54-year-old moving through past, present, dreams, and a futuristic fantasy world.
Watch This Is Me… Now: A Love Story on Amazon Prime Video.
