Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez announced her next project that combines music and film: the release of an album accompanied by a film that she co-wrote with her husband, actor and director Ben Affleck. The album “This Is Me… Now” is scheduled to be released on February 16th along with the cassette, while the first single titled “Can’t Get Enough” will be released on January 10th.
The film “This Is Me… Now: The Film” offers an intimate look into the pop star’s private life. Co-written by Lopez, Matt Walton and Affleck, The aim is to uncover unknown and profound aspects of his life. “This album is the most honest thing I’ve ever made, a culmination of who I am as a person and artist.”Jennifer Lopez made a confession to Vogue last November. “People think they know something about what happened to me along the way, but they really have no idea and often they are completely wrong. “There is a part of me that hid a side of me from everyone.”
Jennifer López will release a studio album almost 10 years after her last record production Youtube/Jennifer Lopez
The artist shared a trailer for the film this Monday, which contains a nod to her relationship with Affleck. In the trailer, López appears in front of a fireplace on a rainy day and thinks: “When I was a child and people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always… to be in love.”. The trailer also shows a letter dated December 24, 2002, apparently written by Affleck, which says, “Life is hard, but you are sweet.” Thanks for the gift. I hope you like the flowers. You told me you can never have enough. I believe you.” The letter ends with the signature “B”.
In the first preview of the album and cassette in which Jennifer Lopez will recount her life, there was a brief look at a letter Ben Affleck wrote to JLo in the early 2000s (Source: YouTube/Jennifer Lopez)
Lopez and Affleck’s story began when they became a couple between 2002 and 2004, broke off their engagement, and later married other people: Marc Anthony and Jennifer Garner, respectively. Following Lopez’s divorce from Anthony in 2014 and Affleck’s divorce from Garner in 2018, the couple resumed their relationship in 2021 and tied the knot in 2022. “It’s a beautiful love story that has been given a second chance” López made the comments in an interview with People. Even his mother, Guadalupe Rodríguez, expressed her belief in the couple’s reunion on the “Today” show: “I knew you would be together again because I prayed for 20 years that it would be that way.”
This Is Me… Now marks the first time in nearly 10 years that the Bronx native has returned to the recording studio following the release of the album AKA, which featured, among other things, the following Rick Ross, Iggy Azalea, French Montana and TI At the same time, Jennifer López has had a more consistent film career, with her most recent film, La Madre, hitting theaters in January 2023, which she co-starred with Josh Duhamel, Lenny Kravitz and Jennifer Coolidge.
Gigli was the film in which Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck met and began one of Hollywood’s most famous relationships
It’s worth noting that Affleck and López have worked together several times. In fact, the actors met while filming the film “Gigli” and began one of the most famous relationships in Hollywood history. Following their reconciliation in 2021, the duo worked closely together again in Air, a film directed and starred by her inseparable boyfriend. Matt Damon; However, Jennifer was key to properly capturing the way the iconic sneakers changed the history of sports and fashion in cinema.
“Oh my god, she’s brilliant. He is incredibly knowledgeable about the way fashion evolves through culture as a confluence of music, sports, entertainment and dance. “She helped me talk about the reason why Jordans (sneakers) are so important: because the culture and style in America is 90% driven by black culture.”
Air, Ben Affleck’s latest film, was made possible thanks to the help of Jennifer Lopez (Portal/Lauren Justice).
Ben and JLo will soon be working together again in Unstoppable, a film chronicling the life and work of one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles. Jennifer Lopez will star as one of the protagonists, while Affleck will serve as producer, once again sharing credits with Matt Damon.