Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein are to lead Netflix’s ‘Workplace Romance’.
The 55-12 months-ancient actress and the ‘Ted Lasso’ actor, 44, will star in the upcoming rom-com, whereas Goldstein would possibly per chance even write the script with Joe Kelly.
Home important points concerning the characterize are being saved beneath wraps for the time being, and the project is yet to find a director.
‘Workplace Romance’ will imprint Lopez’s third film with Netflix after she starred opposite Simu Liu in the sci-fi blockbuster ‘Atlas’ and Leslie Lluvet in action-thriller ‘The Mother’.
Jennifer’s most traditional film is ‘Unstoppable’, which tells the honest story of Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome), a person born with one leg who goes on to defy all expectations by becoming a champion wrestler.
The movie became once produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck – Lopez’s estranged husband – and is the main collaboration between the now-separated couple since their wedding in July 2022.
The pair had also briefly labored together on Affleck’s ‘Air’, which chronicles Nike’s relationship with basketball icon Michael Jordan.
The ‘Justice League’ beforehand heaped praise on his ex-important other, calling her contributions to the project “brilliant”.
He told The Hollywood Reporter: “I started writing and working with Matt, and Jen gave me some extensive lines too.
“Oh my God, she’s ideally suited. She is incredibly knowledgeable concerning the system vogue evolves via the culture as a confluence of tune, sports, entertainment and dance.
“She helped me in talking about the way in which a part of the reason why Jordans [the shoes] were so meaningful is because culture and style in America is 90 per cent driven by black culture. Black culture has historically pioneered music, dance, fashion, and it’s then been stolen, appropriated, remarketed as Elvis or whatever.”
Affleck continued: “And in this case, [Nike] a white-bustle corporate entity, became once starting to obtain business with African-American athletes in an identity affiliation gross sales thing.
“They were really taking value from what Michael Jordan represents and who he is. I don’t think the meaning can be overstated. They’re going to switch from, ‘Hey, guys, we are a nice shoe,’ to ‘If Mike has it, you want it.'”
