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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 calledAnimals.
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.
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Jennifer Garnermight joinBen Affleckin his new movie. She’s in talks to star alongsideMatt DamoninAnimals—a crime thriller on Netflix. Affleck is directing and producing the film withThe Martianstar.
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:
https://twitter.com/filmisescapism/status/1758332810325037277
https://twitter.com/normposter/status/1758333383459885498
This timing of this coming out being on the same day as Ben’s wife releasing her new album. 🤔
— k s (@kellyseverseike)June 13, 2025
Divorced husband and wife working on a movie together along with Matt Damon!?pic.twitter.com/27TTNkf0dY
— Zach Kuykendall (@Officer_Zack)August 19, 2025
That’s suspicious. That is weird
— Juli (Taylor’s version) (he/him) (@Juli_Wheeler05)June 12, 2025
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 spinoffElektra(2005). But Ben Affleck hasn’t directed Jennifer Garner in any film yet.
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Jennifer Lopez’s Film Revisits her Romance with Ben Affleck in Newly Released Album
In an interview withVariety,Jennifer Lopezdiscussed about her latest album (which talks about her getting back together with Ben Affleck, similar to her past albumThis Is Me … Then). Even the new album includes a song namedDear Ben—reminiscent of the earlier album’sDear Ben Pt. II.
This Is Me… Nowreleased today, coinciding with the release of her movieThis 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.
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WatchThis Is Me… Now: A Love Storyon Amazon Prime Video.
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