Jennifer Lopez details working with husband Ben Affleck on new film — and what has her ‘on edge’

spoonful of sugar when she was working with Dick Van Dyke during their “daunting” rehearsals for “Mary Poppins.”The iconic actress, 88, applauded the “Bye, Bye, Birdie” star, 98, in Thursday’s “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic CBS” special.The “Princess Diaries” actress happily recalled meeting Van Dyke during the shooting of the 1964 Disney musical. She divulged during the two-hour show how it was a hot, September day that she encountered the actor at practice sessions.The crew had built a stage outside the studio where they were filming.

Variety on Wednesday while promoting her new album “This Is Me … Now” and the accompanying short film, which delves into her relationship with Affleck.“But we’re older now,” the “Let’s Get Loud” hitmaker said. “We’re wiser. We also know what’s important, what’s really important in life, and it’s not so much what other people think.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck‘s love story is famous in Hollywood, especially after they rekindled their relationship in 2021 after calling off an engagement in the early aughts.

Oppenheimer”).During the simultaneous Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America strikes, the sagging box office was boosted, like NFL ratings and the economy of East Rutherford, New Jersey, by Taylor Swift.Marvel Studios, which used to be the surest thing in Hollywood, began to underperform (“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”) and then downright flop (“The Marvels”).And DC was revealed to actually stand for Dud Central, with all of the studio’s comic-book films of 2023 (“Shazam! Fury of the Gods,” “The Flash” and “Blue Beetle”) turning out to be financial failures.In a win for Gen Z, studio execs determined Zendaya’s star wattage is so huge now that two of her movies — “Dune: Part 2” and “Challengers” — were delayed a year due to the strikes, so she can promote them to her hoards of fans. And baby boomers were dinged by the big-time tanking of the nostalgic “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” starring a now 81-year-old Harrison Ford who schlepped around New York and Europe.Despite all the madness — and a sea of schlock — some excellent films hit theaters this year.

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Wham! taking the lead for the peak position on the charts.The news follows a neck-and-neck race between the iconic ‘80s pop duo Wham! And Eurovision star Sam Ryder over the past week, with their respective songs ‘Last Christmas’ [1986] and ‘You’re Christmas To Me’ [2023].At the first look at the race last week, just 42 chart units stood between the two taking the top spot on the UK charts, however, this week it has been revealed by the Official Charts that Wham! are in pole position, and have widened the gap between Ryder’s Amazon Music original track – which remains at Number Two.However, it doesn’t seem likely that the charts will stay this way until Christmas, with Ryder set to play a fan-exclusive gig tonight (December 19) in Shoreditch, London, in a push to promote the song in time for Christmas Day.Similarly, today (December 19) The Pogues are sharing a special, limited-edition physical run of their own iconic Christmas song ‘Fairytale Of New York’ in a push to climb the charts.Originally released in 1988 and featuring Kirsty MacColl, the track is being reissued in memory of the band’s late singer Shane MacGowan, who died “peacefully” in hospital from pneumonia on November 30. He was 65 years old and his funeral took place in Nenagh, County Tipperary on December 8.All proceeds from the reissue will be donated to the Irish charity Dublin Simon Community, and the release also arrived alongside a fan campaign to get Fairytale of New York to Christmas Number 1 for the first time.The push for the top position on the charts has also been endorsed by Shane MacGowan’s widow, Victoria Mary Clarke.

“Would You Kill For Me? The Mary Bailey Story” — in which she plays a grandmother — is making its rounds on social media. In the viral clip, the “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” star and her fictional grandchildren are cooking what appears to be a Thanksgiving turkey. “Oh, it’s ready,” Hart says as she removes the turkey from the oven.

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didn’t party. Oscar winner Anne Hathaway revealed that she felt “lucky” that her “Barbie” film never got unboxed. “What’s so exciting about what Greta [Gerwig] and Margot [Robbie] and that phenomenal team [did] is they hit a bullseye,” Hathaway explained during an appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast Monday.“The bullseye caused the entire world to reach this level of ecstasy,” the “Devil Wears Prada” actress continued.

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Jennifer Lopez continues to tease her upcoming musical project ‘This Is Me... Now’ which is set to be released on February 2024. The Hollywood star surprised fans with the latest promotional teaser for her highly anticipated album, which featured a series of visuals, including an old love letter from her now-husband Ben Affleck.JENNIFER LOPEZ EMBARKS ON HER FIRST MUSICAL WITH THIS UNIQUE ROLEJENNIFER LOPEZ SHARES THOUGHTS ON BEING CONSIDERED AN ICONHOW JENNIFER LOPEZ INSPIRED EVA LONGORIA TO PURSUE HER DREAMS The actress, who is set to embark on a new movie with a very unique role, gave some insight about the filming of the visuals, as many online users were surprised to see her burning the letter.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck commanded another red carpet yesterday at Elle’s Women in Hollywood ceremony, where she was honored with the Icon Award. The singer, who has a new album, This is Me... Now, on the way, wore a bold and superhero-like metallic breastplate top that looked incredible.At the event, Affleck, who famously played Batman, shared his opinion on the bold look, jokingly telling Variety when he first saw Lopez, he had “PTSD” because it gave him “flashbacks” to his Bat suit.

Jennifer Lopez‘s next movie role will be a musical one!

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Jennifer Lopez is attached to star in a feature adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” written and directed by “Dreamgirls” filmmaker Bill Condon, Variety has confirmed with a source close to the production. The music is by legends John Kander and Fred Ebb, based on the novel by Manuel Puig and the book of the musical by Terrence McNally.

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Jennifer Lopez is looking back at some of the moments of her career in Hollywood. The multi-talented star is known for her hit songs, iconic movies, and incredible performances.

is playing around with a little , I see. At Elle’s Women In Hollywood Celebration on December 5, the singer was giving us abs for days and plenty of under boob in a cropped, backless silver breastplate by designer Grace Ling.The futuristic top was actually a part of JLo’s dress, with spaghetti straps in the back connecting the breastplate to the figure-skimming black skirt.

taken him all the way to the biggest stages of the world, from Coachella (with Beyoncé in 2018) to the Super Bowl (with Jennifer Lopez in 2020), turning “Mi Gente” into his people all around the globe.The five-time Latin Grammy winner has done it all in a rule-breaking, trend-setting style that was squarely on display during his Alexa cover shoot in Manhattan’s Chelsea Studios, where Balvin brought his creative spirit to designer duds by legacy brands Balenciaga and Givenchy as well as cool couturiers Puppets and Puppets, and KidSuper. For him, it was no different than telling a story with an album or a tour. “The idea is always to make things that are cohesive, you know?” he says.