Ben Affleck ‘happy’ working with George Clooney’ after Ana de Armas split

Ben Affleck is reportedly feeling like his old self again.

The 48-year-old Argo director has gotten his groove back as he works on a new project with his longtime friend George Clooney, according to a Wednesday report from People.

This comes three months after the father-of-three split from Cuban-born actress Ana de Armas who will appear in the next James Bond movie No Time To Die.

Ben has been working on the film The Tender Bar which is shooting in New England; the star grew up in Massachusetts. 

‘Ben is excited to be in Boston,’ a source told People. ‘He and George are happy to be reunited and working together again.’

A production source also said that ‘Affleck comes prepared and ready to film. He and George are great to work with.’ 

It was added that the Batman star, who was once engaged to Jennifer Lopez, ‘is in a good place.’

The director of the movie is Clooney, who has been behind the camera for the hit projects The Midnight Sky, Catch-22, The Monuments Men, The Ides Of March, Leatherheads, Good Night, And Good Luck as well as Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind.

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And George was a producer on Ben’s hit film Argo, which Ben directed and starred in.

The Tender Bar is based on the 2005 memoir from J.R. Moehringer. Affleck plays a bar owner who looks after his nephew.

The star has three kids —daughters Violet, 15, and Seraphina, 12, and son Samuel, eight, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner.

Last week he touched on how his divorce from Jennifer helped him gain experience which he uses to be a better actor. 

‘Having seen enough ups and downs, having had children and divorce — I’m at a point now in my life where I have sufficient life experience to bring to a role to make it really interesting for me,’ he told The Hollywood Reporter.

Her famous ex: Ben and Ana de Armas split in December. They will appear in the film Deep Water, about a well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers

Armas and Affleck met on the set of Deep Water and began dating in March 2020.

The ‘painful’ split was reported to be ‘as amicable as can be’ with sources insisting the pair still have ‘a lot of love’ for one another.

An insider previously said: ‘There is a lot of love still between the two of them. The split is as amicable as can be.’

Ana has been taking the breakup in stride, looking undaunted in the candid moments she frequently shares on her Instagram stories.

Ana debuted her very first Estee Lauder commercial for the fragrance Beautiful Magnolia on Wednesday after being named the new ‘global ambassador’ of the beauty brand.

The siren was seen kissing and hugging a very handsome male model as they frolicked on a beach and at a mansion. 

Ben has three kids: The star with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, as well as their kids Seraphina, Violet and Samuel, in 2019

The commercial opens with the actress kissing and hugging a beau while in a stunning mansion that overlooks a canyon.

She jumps into his arms and then jumps into a swimming pool with the looker as music plays in the background.

They then kiss at sunset while soaking wet in the pool for what makes a very romantic moment.

Dreamy shoot: Ana debuted in her very first Estee Lauder commercial for the fragrance Beautiful Magnolia after being named the new ‘global ambassador’ of the beauty brand. Here she is seen kissing her costar

Romance is in the air: The 32-year-old siren, who broke up with Ben Affleck in December, was seen with a very handsome male model as they frolicked on a beach

Next Ana smolders in a plunging gold crystal encrusted gown that makes the most of her figure. She stares at her man as if she is deeply in love.

Then the duo are seen in their home as she models a black silk negligee and rolls around in a bed.

That changes to a beach scene where she has on a silver gown that is skintight and he has on a suit. They run on the shore and then kiss again in what is a very flirty commercial.

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It ends with the beauty in a pink gown with her dark hair worn down as she looks at magnolia trees.

‘We’re delighted to announce Ana de Armas as the face of our newest floral fragrance, #BeautifulMagnolia!’ the company said on Instagram.

‘We’ve bottled up everything we love most about #flowers to bring you a modern #floralfragrance that’s fresh, youthful, and unapologetically feminine.’ 

That look of longing: The commercial has the Cuban-born beauty kissing and hugging a beau while in a stunning mansion that overlooks a canyon

 

The day before she revealed some of her beauty secrets in a behind-the-scenes video from her Estee Lauder photo shoot posted on the beauty brand’s Instagram account.

Ana was unveiled as the new face of Estee Lauder last week, a company that Kendall Jenner and Elizabeth Hurley have been linked to in the past. 

‘Behind The Scenes with Estee Lauder Global Brand Ambassador Ana de Armas Lights, camera, action! ✨ We chatted with our newest Global Brand Ambassador, @ana_d_armas, to get to know her a bit better. Watch now and hear more about her journey as an actress, her beauty favorites, and her thoughts on joining the Estée Lauder brand,’ the company captioned the informative clip.

The LA resident sported a stunning gold silk dress for the shoot, keeping her glowing skin on display with her hair slicked back off her face.

‘I am thrilled to be joining the Estee Lauder family. I’m on set now shooting my new campaign and I can’t tell you much more than that right now, but stay tuned,’ she started the video. 

Like an episode of The Bachelor: They then kiss at sunset while soaking wet in the pool for what makes a very romantic moment