The anemic ticket gross sales have left 56-year-old J.Lo “deeply depressed” after a string of duds, sources mentioned, nevertheless it’s bought Affleck, 53, and Damon, 55, vowing to maneuver on from the fading diva, who nonetheless desires of awards glory.
“Based on Jennifer’s camp, Kiss was a win. However the economics didn’t make sense and that is an enormous black eye for Ben, Matt and their Artists Fairness studio,” claimed an insider.
“The challenge was put collectively again when Jennifer and Ben have been a loving reunited couple, with massive desires about collaborating on movies by way of his new firm.
“Matt totally backed their imaginative and prescient, and he and Ben wrote an enormous verify to get this film going.
“These guys cannot resist making self-importance initiatives as a result of a few of their early hits, like Dogma and Good Will Looking, have been put collectively in the identical means – pushed by the lead actors and constructed round making them even larger stars.
“However it’s gone time for them to get actual and get this studio’s product promoting tickets.”