Every movie set has moments no one plans for. Long hours, awkward pauses, and unexpected laughter often sneak in during production. While filming The Rip, those unscripted moments became hard to ignore. 

What was meant to feel intense and emotional turned out to be something completely different once the cameras started rolling. Lina Esco recently shared that she and Ben Affleck could not stop laughing while shooting their intimate scenes, breaking character more than once.

According to Lina Esco, filming intimate moments with Ben Affleck on The Rip was anything but tense, as the pair frequently broke into laughter. Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the film’s New York premiere, the 40-year-old said the light mood came naturally, crediting Affleck’s warmth and the relaxed atmosphere on set.

“We were giggling. We were just two dorks, dorking around,” she said.

In The Rip, Esco appears as Captain Jackie Velez, whose murder sets off a tense investigation. Ben Affleck stars as Sergeant JD Byrne alongside Matt Damon’s Lieutenant Dane Dumars.

The film also stars Steven Yeun, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Scott Adkins, Kyle Chandler, Néstor Carbonell, and, fresh off a Golden Globes victory, Teyana Taylor. Per Lina Esco’s PEOPLE interview, she felt a connection to the movie the moment she read the script.

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The actress wanted nothing more than to join The Rip after being offered the role, and her love for the project has only grown since then.

Lina Esco reflected warmly on her The Rip excursion, sharing that it was love at first sight with the movie’s script. She admitted the audition process took several tryouts, but everything clicked during a Zoom call with director Joe Carnahan. Esco added that being invited on the film’s journey felt surreal, and watching the first cut later confirmed her instincts, as she called the movie genuinely powerful.

As The Rip reaches audiences, Esco’s behind-the-scenes stories offer a glimpse into the human moments that shaped the film. Beneath the crime, tension, and high stakes was a set filled with trust, laughter, and genuine connection.

For Esco, that balance made the experience unforgettable, reinforcing why she felt drawn to the project from the start. When viewers press play, they may sense that energy woven quietly into every scene.

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