Jennifer Lopez Was ‘Born to Play’ ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ Role, Ben Affleck Says as Exes Reunite on Red Carpet

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck some played a portion successful the making of the movie philharmonic Kiss of the Spider Woman, and the exes were some connected manus Monday nighttime (Oct. 6) for the film’s New York red-carpet screening, reuniting publically for the archetypal clip since their divorcement was last successful January.

Lopez stars arsenic Ingrid Luna/Aurora/The Spider Woman, portion Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity accumulation institution is 1 of the producers down the film, which is an adaptation of the 1976 caller of the aforesaid sanction by Argentine writer Manuel Puig that besides inspired a 1985 movie and a 1993 Broadway musical.

In an interrogation with Extra connected the reddish carpet, Affleck explained wherefore Artists Equity was anxious to assistance marque the movie and wherefore Lopez was “born to play” the rubric role.

“She’s astonishing successful the movie,” helium said. “I conscionable can’t hold for you, the audience, to spot the movie. I’m arsenic arrogant of this movie arsenic immoderate that I’ve ever been progressive with. I’m truly excited to beryllium present tonight.”

He besides praised his ex-wife’s enactment ethic, saying: “Early connected successful Jennifer’s engagement successful this… she conscionable was going to springiness it her each and she did. She worked enormously hard. You get to spot each of her galore gifts. She’s idiosyncratic that grew up watching classical musicals.”

When asked astir the Oscar buzz surrounding the task since its Sundance Film Festival premiere successful January, Affleck wasn’t letting awards play find whether this movie is simply a success. “I similar to effort to make my ain modular for what I truly similar and deliberation is great, and arsenic such, I’m enormously arrogant of the movie. I ever volition be. I emotion this movie.”

Watch Affleck’s interrogation below. Kiss of the Spider Woman, besides starring Diego Luna and Tonatiuh and directed by movie philharmonic vet Bill Condon (Chicago, Dreamgirls), arrives successful theaters connected Friday.