Ben Affleck Calls Ex Jennifer Lopez'sUnstoppablePerformance 'Spectacular': 'Really Proud' of the Film

Mar. 15, 2025

Ben Affleck; Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez in “Unstoppable”.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Amazon MGM Studios

Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Amazon MGM Studios

Ben Affleckhas high praise for exJennifer Lopez’s work in a new movie he produced.

Affleck, 52, fielded a question about the upcoming wrestling biopicUnstoppable, which stars Lopez, 55, while he,Cillian MurphyandMatt Damonspoke withEntertainment Tonightabout a separate movie the group worked on,Small Things Like These.

“Jennifer is spectacular,” Affleck said of her performance in the film, while discussing the similarities betweenSmall Things Like TheseandUnstoppable, which both he and Damon worked on as producers through their production companyArtists Equity.

Ben Affleck; Jennifer Lopez.Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Michael Tullberg/WireImage

Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Michael Tullberg/WireImage

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“It kind of speaks to a certain kind of thing, I guess, we’re drawn to, which is we really believe in the power of storytelling when the people involved in it are deeply emotionally connected to the story,” Affleck added.

Unstoppablepremiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, just over two weeks after Lopezfiled for divorcefrom Affleck Aug. 20. Lopez and Damonappeared in Toronto to promote the movieat the festival while Affleckremained in Los Angeles.

“It’s another one we’re really, really proud of, and I think if there’s any sort of key to what success we’ve had so far and I feel already even thoughSmall Things Like Thesehasn’t opened yet, it’s just an enormous success for us because of how beautiful it is,” Affleck toldET. “We believed in the right people, andUnstoppableis another example of it.“Unstoppableis in theaters Dec. 6;Small Things Like Theseis out Nov. 8.

source: people.com