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 divorce in 2018. While not much is known about Jennifer's love life post-split, Ben has famously dated and then went on to marry Jennifer Lopez. Ben and J.
Lo, 55, tied the knot on July 16, 2022, and seemed to be in a great place with Jen even releasing what she described as a "cinematic odyssey" about their love story and her new album This Is Me...
Now: A Love Story and a follow-up documentary This Is Me...
A Now about the making of the film, giving more in-depth insights into her relationship with Ben. However, despite Ben and Jen seeming to have finally found their happily ever after together, after first dating in the early noughties, they have been rocked by divorce speculation over the last few months. PageSix recently reporting that Jen feels "humiliated" and "hurt" by Ben, especially after he completed the sale on his own house, where he will presumably staying on his own, on her birthday this year.
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