Liv Tyler is in negotiations to join Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in Miramax Films’ “Jersey Girl” for filmmaker Kevin Smith. Production is slated to begin Aug. 12 in Philadelphia.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. Scott Mosier of Smith’s View Askew Prods. is producing “Jersey,” which kicked into high gear last month after Affleck and Lopez decided to team for a second time, following a collaboration on the upcoming Revolution Studios feature “Gigli” (HR 5/21). Tyler, repped by CAA, most recently starred in the blockbuster feature “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.” She also will star in the next two installments of the “Rings” trilogy: “The Two Towers” and “The Return of the King.” (Zorianna Kit)