Jennifer Garner in talks to play Matt Damon’s wife in ex-hubby Ben Affleck’s new thriller
Jennifer Garner could be starring in ex-husband Ben Affleck’s newest film, six years after they divorced.
The “Yes Day” actress, 51, is currently in talks to star alongside Affleck’s bestie Matt Damon in his Netflix project “Animals,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The upcoming crime thriller will be produced by the “Argo” director, 51, alongside Damon, 53.
Affleck will be directing the production and work is set to begin in March in Los Angeles.
The storyline revolves around a a mayoral candidate and his wife who must save their son after he is kidnapped.
The “Good Will Hunting” star would take on the role of the political contender while Garner would play his wife.
Affleck and the “13 Going On 30” star were married from 2005 until 2018. They starred in a plethora of movies together such as “Pearl Harbor,” “Daredevil,” and “Elektra.” The duo have stayed friends since their split in 2018, often reuniting to co-parent.
The pair share three children — daughter Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and son Samuel, 11.
The “Justice League” star is now married to rekindled flame Jennifer Lopez, while Garner was linked to entrepreneur John Miller in 2018.
Lopez, 54, and Affleck married in 2022 after reconnecting a year earlier. They were previously in a relationship from 2002 until 2004.
The “On the 6” singer and the Dunkin’ coffee lover met on set of the film “Gigli,” with the film not being so well-received at the box office.
Lopez spoke about meeting Affleck during filming in a new interview with Variety.
“The first time meeting him on that film was at the read-through,” the “Hustlers” star said.
“They did a read-through of the whole thing and I remember kind of just walking in and I think he was outside, smoking a cigarette and I saw him and we just talked for, like, a minute and then I sat down and we did the read-through,” she went on.
“I don’t remember a whole bunch more about it, but I remember being on the set with him every day and loving it.” The singer was married to her second husband, backup dancer Cris Judd, at the time.
When asked if she would ever make a movie with Affleck again, she revealed she’s “open” to the idea.
“I don’t know, in the right thing, maybe, in the right thing. I mean, we love working together and being together, so maybe,” Lopez added.
