All About the Movie Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Made, the Upcoming Unstoppable, Before Marital Strain

The two previously starred together in ‘Gigli’ (2003) and ‘Jersey Girl’ (2004)

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 10, 2021. PHOTO: PASCAL LE SEGRETAIN/GETTY

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck teamed up again for the big screen before recent reports of a strain in their marriage.

The couple — who previously starred together in Gigli (2003) and Jersey Girl (2004) — both worked on Unstoppable, a movie from his production company Artists Equity, which he co-founded with longtime friend and collaborator Matt Damon. Affleck, 51, and Damon, 53, are among the 14 producers on the film, while Lopez, 54, is one of the actors.

Unstoppable centers around 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) is set to portray Robles in the upcoming film. Its supporting cast includes Bobby Cannavale, Don Cheadle and Michael Peña.

The Amazon MGM Studios film wrapped production this past January and is slated to be released later this year.

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2022.STEVE GRANITZ/FILMMAGIC

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Affleck was asked by CBS Sunday Mornings in March 2023 about collaborating with Lopez on the film. “What fun, what a joy to do something with her, see her be great, go to work with your wife, go to work with your best friend,” he said.

“If you don’t like who you’re working with, and if you have difficulty or trouble at work, I think it’s one of the things that can really cause depression, anxiety and pain for people,” he added at the time. “And conversely, [if] you love the people at work, you probably have a pretty good life, you know?”

“Can’t make it look like she’s doing it as a favor to me, but actually she is,” Affleck also said during the interview as he praised the opportunity to work with his wife, whom he married in Las Vegas in July 2022 after they famously rekindled their romance in 2021.

Unstoppable will be directed by William Goldenberg, who previously worked with Affleck as an editor on his 2023 movie Air, as well as Argo (2012).

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck in Hollywood, California, on June 12, 2023.AXELLE/BAUER-GRIFFIN/FILMMAGIC

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Aside from the already-wrapped Unstoppable — which is also co-produced by Lopez’s producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas — the Hustlers actress is set to star in a new film adaptation of the Broadway musical Kiss of the Spider Woman.

The latter will be directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) and also star Diego Luna, while Affleck and Damon are among the co-producers through Artists Equity.

Affleck also helped his wife prepare for her role in her new movie Atlas, while Lopez said with a smile in a Vogue “73 Questions” video back in November 2022 that she would most want to make a sequel to their movie Gigli.

Asked by Variety earlier this year whether she and Affleck would ever star in another movie together, Lopez said, “Maybe, in the right thing.”

“I mean, we love working together and being together, so maybe,” she added.