movie bosses have confirmed that they didn't reach out to to seek his approval over a joke in the film. In the superhero movie, , who he shares three children with, has an iconic cameo, seeing her reprise her role as . During an interview with Happy, Sad, Confused podcast host Josh Horowitz, Deadpool franchise director Shawn Levy was asked if movie bosses had gone to Affleck, 51, to check if he was happy with a joke being made about him in Deadpool & Wolverine.
Levy denied doing so. He explained: "No, we vetted it with Jen." In the Marvel movie, which first hit screens last month, and has been dominating the box office ever since, Jennifer's character Elektra is asked about how she's doing following the death of her love interest.
Elektra's love interest, Daredevil, is played by Ben Affleck. When asked, Elektra simply shrugs and says: "I'm fine" in the movie. Levy then confirmed: "That joke, as far as I know, wasn’t vetted by Ben.
" He then went on to add during the chat: "I later spoke with Ben because ...
the end credits have this tribute reel to the legacy of Marvel movies and so that gave us the occasion to speak to everyone because we needed and wanted everyone’s permission." Jennifer, 52, and Ben began dating after meeting on set while filming Daredevil in 2003. The pair then went on to tie the knot two years later and then welcomed three children - Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12.
However, their marriage wasn't to last and they ultimately finalized their d.