Jennifer Garner delighted fans with her surprise return as Elektra in the action-packed film . However, it was her witty dialogue about her past relationship with ex-husband Ben Affleck that truly stole the show. Garner, who previously starred alongside Affleck in the 2003 superhero film , made a clever comment about their past, coinciding with recent rumors of Affleck’s marital troubles with Jennifer Lopez.
Garner and Affleck were married for ten years before announcing their plans to divorce in 2015. Their relationship, which began on the set of , was a Hollywood fairy tale that ended in separation. Garner’s return to the superhero genre as Elektra brought back memories of her role in .
In a scene from , Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool character paid tribute to fallen Marvel heroes, including Affleck's Daredevil. When Deadpool offered his condolences, Garner's Elektra responded nonchalantly with, "Oh, it's fine," hinting at her real-life past with Affleck. premiered in the UK on July 25 and in the US on July 26.
In the film, Elektra makes a dramatic entrance, rescuing Deadpool, Wolverine, Gambit, X-23, and others from the villainous Cassandra Nova. She reveals that many heroes, including Daredevil, had already fallen to Nova’s deadly rampage. Garner and Affleck's real-life relationship began on the set of .
They got married in 2009 and had three children: Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel. They announced their split in 2015, finalizing their divorce in 2017. Despite their separ.