Liv Tyler Joins Ben Affleck And Jennifer Lopez

[Thursday, June 20th, 2002]
Liv Tyler is in negotiations to join Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in Miramax Films' "Jersey Girl" for filmmaker Kevin Smith.

The project reteams Affleck and Tyler, who worked together on the 1998 feature "Armageddon."

Smith wrote the project, which is about a man named Ollie Trinke (Affleck) and the effects a new wife (Lopez) and 6-year-old daughter have on his seemingly full life.

Tyler plays Maya, a video store clerk who has a significant impact on Ollie. George Carlin also stars as Affleck's father.

Smith told the Shoot that "We needed someone to play the Jersey Elf Queen. Naturally, Liv was our first choice."

Production is slated to begin Aug. 12 in Philadelphia.

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