Jennifer Garner.
Twentieth Century Fox, Marvel EntertainmentJennifer Garner apparently made a meta-joke about her divorce from am Affleck during her surprise cameo Deadpool and Wolverine.
Warning: Spoilers below for Deadpool & Wolverine.
After months of rumors that she would appear in the superhero film, Garner, 52, appeared in the Marvel film to reprise her Daredevil character, Elecktra.
The gag comes during the film’s third act, when Garner’s Elecktra shows up to take Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) go into hiding to avoid Cassandra (Emma Corrin) along with other heroes such as Blade (Wesley Snipes), Gambit (Channing Tatum) and Laura/X-23 (Dafne Keen).
Elecktra explains that the heroes chose to flee because “someone always dies” when fighting Cassandra and her band of villains, noting Quicksilver, Hawkeye, and Daredevil as three of her victims. When Deadpool expresses his deep condolences over the loss of Elecktra’s longtime love, Electra’s reaction is less than emotional.
“It’s fine,” she says with an unfazed shrug.
Garner first played Elecktra opposite Affleck, now 51, in 2003 Daredevil. The couple fell in love while working on the project together and married in 2005. After more than a decade of marriage and welcoming three children, they divorced in 2018.
Despite calling it quits, Garner and Affleck have managed to harmoniously parent their children — Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12 — over the years.
Garner’s Elecktra was one of the first rumored cameos for the third Deadpool episode, which hit theaters on Friday, July 26. It marked her first return to the character since her 2005 solo film, which was a box office disappointment.
“Honestly, it’s such a shame, because for once [Marvel Studios President] Kevin [Feige] took on everything that was elevated: the writing, the direction, the comedy in the stories they told,” she shared The Hollywood Reporter of the film in 2021. “And I didn’t have that experience.”
Of course, Garner’s career has continued to soar over the decades. After ending her career as secret agent Sydney Bristow on ABC’s Aliaswhich ran for 105 episodes from 2001 to 2006, she went on to star in films such as Juno, Love Simon, Valentine’s Day, Dallas Buyers Club And Family switch. She also appeared in The Adam Projectstarring Reynolds and directed by Shawn Levythe director Deadpool and Wolverine.
Garner and Affleck, meanwhile, have remained amicable in the real world. A source said We weekly Exclusive last month that Garner even ‘encouraged’ Affleck to resolve his marital issues with his second wife Jennifer Lopezwhom he married in July 2022. (Garner, for her part, is dating a boyfriend Johannes Molenaar since 2018.)
Deadpool and Wolverine will reunite Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman for the first time since 2009’s Wolverine: Origins. Reynolds revealed in September 2022 that his real-life friend would join the film via a comedy announcement video. “Hey Hugh, wanna play Wolverine one more time?” Reynolds asked Jackman in the clip, to which he replied: […]
As for Affleck and Garner returning to their Daredevil roles for future standalone films, the chances are unlikely. Affleck has expressed his disdain for the film over the years and has since moved on to playing another superhero for the DC Universe: Batman.
Charlie Cox also took on the mantle of Daredevil for the 2015 Netflix series and later appeared in several other Marvel projects such as Spider-Man: No way home And She Hulk. In July 2022, it was announced that Cox’s version of the character would be getting his own Disney+ series. Affleck has seen the new version of the character – and had nothing but praise for what Cox brought to the table.
“I hate Daredevil so much.” Affleck told it TimesTalk in 2016. “The Netflix show does some really cool things. I feel like for us that had to do with that character, and we never got it right. I wanted to make one of those movies and do it somewhat well.
Deadpool and Wolverine now playing in theaters.