Jennifer Lopez makes major concession she made to work with ex Ben Affleck in film Unstoppable

Jennifer Lopez shared she had to 'let spell of her ego' to play a wrestler's parent successful the caller movie from her ex Ben Affleck.

There was 'no JLo' astatine each erstwhile she sunk into the quality of Judy Robles successful the true-life communicative Unstoppable.

The Bronx-born quality made the comments erstwhile she sat down with a newsman from Amazon/MGM this week. The clip was shared connected her Insta Stories connected Wednesday.

'It was an grant to beryllium a portion of Anthony's communicative and to play Judy,' said Lopez arsenic she wore a beige suit.

'I approached the relation with a implicit deficiency of ego wherever you person to spell successful determination and person truthful overmuch respect for the idiosyncratic you are playing due to the fact that it's her story.

'I disappeared, determination was nary Jennifer, nary JLO - that idiosyncratic connected the surface is conscionable Judy,' she added astir the relation that is garnering her Oscar buzz.

'Luckily I got to walk clip with her and spot who she was unsocial and arsenic a mother.'

The movie has been hyped for months.

In the trailer, Lopez is seen arsenic struggling parent Judy Robles of an jock who won't fto his handicap of being calved with 1 limb get successful the way.

The movie icon dazzled arsenic she yelled, cried and pulled retired immoderate of her Bronx 'tude.

'I americium not letting him discontinue wrestling and I americium not letting him discontinue school,' Lopez screams retired to those who don't judge successful her son. 

'When they spot you they don't spot idiosyncratic who is missing a leg, they spot idiosyncratic who is unstoppable. You tin amusement them that thing is possible,' adds country stealer Lopez. 

Jenny From The Block is already garnering Oscar buzz for her show arsenic she whitethorn onshore successful the Best Supporting Actress category.

The movie comes successful theaters connected December 6 and volition beryllium connected Prime connected January 16.

The sports biopic, produced by Lopez's ex Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, stars Jharrel Jerome arsenic real-life wrestler Anthony Robles, who was calved with 1 leg.

Lopez is seen helping her lad judge successful himself.

'You tin amusement them thing is possible,' Lopez's ma tells her boy.

Lopez is featured passim the trailer - astatine home, with her hubby (played by Bobby Cannavale, 54), watching wrestling matches.

And a punctuation from Deadline connected Jennifer's unthinkable show - called 'standout' - is besides shared connected screen.

All signs constituent to Jennifer entering the 2025 Oscar race.

Lopez has ne'er been nominated for an Academy Award, but she has been nominated for 2 Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award. 

Though Lopez is simply a large item successful the film, the pb relation is astir the wrestler.

He was calved successful Arizona and wants to go the biggest wrestler successful the world.

'Why bash you wrestle?' asks Anthony's manager Bobby Williams, played by Michael Peña, successful the trailer.

'When radical look astatine maine the archetypal happening they spot is what's missing,' replies Jerome's Anthony. 'If I win, having 1 limb won't beryllium the astir important happening astir me.'

Lopez's ex Affleck has produced with pal Matt Damon for their accumulation institution Artists Equity.

The movie is directed by William Goldenberg.

Costars see Don Cheadle arsenic Arizona State manager Shawn Charles and Bobby Cannavale arsenic Anthony's stepdad Rich. 

Lopez, 55, told People that starring arsenic 1 fractional of a 'dysfunctional and unhealthy' joined mates felt 'very cathartic.'

She added, 'Women who are moms who get successful relationships, and you conflict with them, and you find yourself successful dynamics that are not healthy, but you attraction astir the person, emotion the person… That's those analyzable dynamics astir beingness that I recognize truly well.' 

Jennifer filed for divorcement from Ben connected August 20 aft 2 years of marriage.