Theroux, 42, who wrote the script for 'Iron Man 2', apparently succeeded to convince his fiancee inspite of her initial reluctance because of her inexperience in writing, reported Contactmusic.
"They worked out a story idea and a list of characters, and when Justin went away on a job for a week, Jen was so inspired she just kept on writing - alone," a source said.
However, Theroux did not find her efforts to be impressive enough after which tension was caused between the two.
The couple, who got engaged in 2012, are yet to tie the knot.