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Ben Affleck and ex-girlfriend Ana de Armas’ movie Dark Water pulled from release a year after their split
Ben Affleck found love with Ana de Armas on set of Dark Water (Picture: Rex/Instagram/Ana de Armas)
Ben Affleck’s intense romantic thriller with ex-girlfriend Ana de Armas may never see the light of day after being pulled from release.
Dark Water was set for a theatrical release on January 14 but has been removed from the schedule after a string of previous delays.
According to People, Disney’s 20th Century Studios has not announced a new release date.
The thriller, directed by Fatal Attraction’s Adrian Lyne, sees Ben and Ana star as a married couple living in a small town where their loveless marriage continues only as an arrangement, in which the wife can take lovers on the side providing she doesn’t leave her family.
However, when the husband’s jealousy reaches fever pitch, he begins to methodically kill his wife’s lovers one by one.
Dark Water is based on the 1957 novel by Patricia Highsmith and sources previously recalled the intense chemistry between Ben and Ana, who struck up a romance on set of the movie.
The former couple’s chemistry was said to be ‘intense’ on set (Picture: Rex Features)
An insider told People: ‘Their physical chemistry was so intense on set. It’s all anyone could talk about. They had great chemistry right from the start.
‘Ben always seemed very relaxed and happy around Ana, but at the time there were no signs of romance. He was very focused on making a fantastic movie. He arrived early and was one of the last people to leave.’
The Hollywood stars even moved in together, but sources revealed in January the relationship had run its course after less than a year of dating.
Ben recently reconciled with ex-fiancee Jennifer Lopez (Picture: AP)
A source told People: ‘Ben is no longer dating Ana. She broke it off. Their relationship was complicated. Ana doesn’t want to be Los Angeles based and Ben obviously has to since his kids live in Los Angeles.
Another source also claimed the breakup was ‘mutual’ and the pair remain ‘amicable’.
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Of course, it may have been slightly awkward for Ben to promote the new movie with his ex as he’s now back together in a relationship with his former fiancee Jennifer Lopez.
The pair first dated back in the early 2000s and were even set to wed before calling off their wedding days before. However, they reconciled earlier this year 17 years after their split and went public with their renewed romance in September.
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