Jennifer Lopez Says Her Daring SilverUnstoppablePremiere Dress Almost Didn't Happen (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Lopez at the ‘Unstoppable’ premiere at TIFF 2024.Photo:Sam Santos/Shutterstock

Sam Santos/Shutterstock

The head-turning gownJennifer Lopezwore to theUnstoppableworld premiere almost stayed at home!

Put simply, she tells PEOPLE, “I felt good.”

“There was a discussion about whether I should or shouldn’t. And I was like, f— it,” she laughs of the gown.

Jennifer Lopez at the ‘Unstoppable’ premiere at TIFF 2024.Cindy Ord/Getty

Cindy Ord/Getty

After walking the red carpet, the “On the Floor” singer gave fans an even closer look at the show-stopping look on Instagram, showing it off from several angles.

“📍Toronto#TIFF2024#UnstoppableMovie,” she wrote alongside onepost, which she followed up withanothersimply captioned, “Unstoppable.”

The actress followed the dazzling premiere look — which she rounded out with a metallic Judith Leiber clutch, Hassanzadeh jewelry and Dolce & Gabbana platforms — with a more subdued, monochrome ensemble.

Jennifer Lopez at the ‘Unstoppable’ premiere at TIFF 2024.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

While showing off the more understated, fall-forward outfit, which she accessorized with brown sunglasses, gold jewelry and a snakeskin handbag, on Instagram, the star shared a sweet message about theUnstoppablepremiere — which also marked her first major public appearancesince filing for divorcefrom husbandBen Affleckon Aug. 20.

Speaking about the festival’s famed Roy Thomson Hall screening venue, she told PEOPLE, “I feel like that room has a good luck room for me now, because I remember sitting there watchingHustlersin those seats… and thinking, ‘Wow, this movie works.’ ”

Acknowledging that the 2019 film — in which she plays stripper-turned-scammer Ramona Vega — had “a little bit different vibe” fromUnstoppable, she continued, “Those types of movies, you never know, it could go either way.”

“So to be back here with this movie and it’s a very different kind of movie, it was a really good feeling,” she added.

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An adaptation of Anthony Robles and Austin Murphy’s book of the same name,Unstoppabletells the story of real-life wrestler Robles (Jharrel Jerome).

Robles was born with one leg and won an NCAA national championship in 2011 while at Arizona State University. Lopez stars in the film as the athlete’s mom, Judy.

source: people.com