It may take a miracle to salvage Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s marriage from heading for the rocks of divorce. But her ‘Atlas’ co-star has revealed one detail which suggests there could be hope yet.
Amid strong rumours of a split, Lopez and Affleck’s marriage is reportedly hanging by a thread with the likelihood of divorce growing with every week.
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However, the singer’s highly-anticipated new movie could help them rediscover their romance after actor Sterling K. Brown retold an anecdote described as ‘endearing’.
It turns out that during the filming of the Netflix movie ‘Atlas’, Affleck supported JLo to get ahead in her role and showed her his deep compassion – something that he supposedly lacks today in wake of their reported separation.
Ben Affleck’s help for JLo
In the film, Lopez plays data analyst Atlas Shepherd, whose distrust of artificial intelligence is put to the test on a mission to capture a rogue robot. The AI, named ‘Smith’, is voiced by actor Gregory James Cohan, but Affleck helped his wife during their downtime on set to help her move forward.
The 51-year-old actor took part in valuable ‘rehearsals’ that helped her carry out her lead role in the production. According to Brown, he would read lines to her and just hearing his voice boosted her confidence.
“Every once in a while, Ben would read the lines to Smith. And I think the newlyweds, still very much in love, I think she just wanted to hear his voice,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “And then sometimes the reactions you’d get from her were because she was hearing her husband’s voice.”
Director Brad Peyton, speaking at Netflix’s Tudum event, revealed another part of the film that could help ‘Bennifer‘ reconcile, with their two-year marriage on the rocks.
“Smith is only present as a voice inside Atlas’ suit and as the film progresses, the two learn to work together. The heart of Atlas is really about trust and how hard it is to trust people.
“It’s a reminder of how we have to have deep and meaningful relationships in our lives, in one way, shape or form. You can’t do it all by yourself; you have to choose to trust people at a certain point and let them in.”