How Jennifer Lopez's Role successful The Mother Helped Her Grow As a Mom
Jennifer Lopez is 1 pugnacious mama.
As ma to 15-year-old twins Max and Emme, the histrion was admittedly drawn to The Mother—an action-thriller centered astir a ma with an assassin past who comes retired of hiding amid a caller threat—just from the sanction alone. As she explained to E! News in an exclusive interrogation astatine the film's Los Angeles premiere May 10, "I tin lone bash things that I truly tin recognize successful a mode now, that I subordinate to."
In fact, Jennifer said playing a lethal slayer who's reunited with her long-lost girl gave her much position into the complexities of motherhood.
"I truly recovered during this movie, I became a amended ma due to the fact that I was reasoning astir it," she said. "I was exploring what that meant, due to the fact that the pistillate successful this movie truly doesn't cognize however to beryllium a ma erstwhile her kid and her are reunited." (To perceive much from Jennifer, tune successful to E! News tonight astatine 11 p.m.)
These days, J.Lo's blended household with hubby Ben Affleck besides includes the actor's 3 children Violet, 17, Seraphina, 14, and Samuel, 11, who helium shares with ex Jennifer Garner.
The Oscar victor was Jennifer's day to the premiere of The Mother, wherever they showcased PDA connected the reddish carpet. "He's amazing," the "On the Floor" vocalist said astir Ben. "He's the best."
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Directed by Niki Caro, J.Lo's caller movie besides stars Lucy Paez, Omari Hardwick, Gael García Bernal and Joseph Fiennes.
The Mother starts streaming May 12 connected Netflix.
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