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Actress Jennifer Garner is widely known for her roles in films such as13 Going On 30,Juno, andPearl Harbour. The actress is known for her appearances in romantic comedies and indie dramas. She is also known for her public relationship, marriage, and divorce to actor-director Ben Affleck.
Garner is reportedly in talks to play a role in Ben Affleck’s upcoming directorialAnimals. The crime thriller reportedly features Affleck’s friend Matt Damon in the lead role and is produced by the friends under their Artists Equity banner. Garner and Affleck have not worked together since their disastrous Marvel outingDaredevil, and its follow-upElektra.
Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner To Work Together InAnimals
After helming last year’s sports dramaAir,Ben Affleckhas reportedly chosen his next project to direct. The Batman star had previously helmed the Oscar-winning biographical dramaArgoand had directed the much-appreciated heist filmThe Town. Affleck’s next project, according toThe Hollywood Reporter,is a crime thriller calledAnimals.
The website reported that Affleck was helming the project as well as producing it along with friend and business partner Matt Damon. Damon was also reportedly starring in the film, which was written by Connor McIntyre and Billy Ray.Animalswas reported to follow the story of a mayoral candidate and his wife, who have to face politics and media coverage when their son gets kidnapped.
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Jennnifer Garner was also reportedly in talks to star in the project opposite Matt Damon. Garner had previously collaborated with Affleck in the filmPearl Harbourand the Marvel filmsDaredevilandElektra. The actress was married to Affleck for thirteen years from 2005 to 2018. TheJustice Leaguestar then got back together with Jennifer Lopez.
Jennifer Garner was last seen in the Ed Helms starring Christmas filmFamily Switchas well as the miniseriesThe Last Thing He Told Me. Garner was also reportedly reprising her role as Elektra in the upcoming MCU filmDeadpool and Wolverine, starring along with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
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Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner Starred In The DisastrousDaredevilfilm
Ben Affleck andJennifer Garnerhave worked together before on the war action filmPearl Harbourand the superhero filmDaredevil. One of MCU President Kevin Feige’s earliest works as a producer,Daredevilwas heavily panned upon release for its campy and cheesy treatment of the superhero. Ben Affleck’s performances reportedly proved to be divisive.
An R-rated cut of the film was released to better reviews. The film, however, was successful and earned over $179 million at the box office. The studio commissioned a spinoff, centered on Jennifer Garner’sElektra. The spinoff reportedly also featured Ben Affleck as Daredevil in a deleted scene. The film was a commercial and critical failure, earning only $57 million against a $65 million budget.
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According toPeople Magazine, Affleck and Jennifer Garner reconnected on the sets ofElektraand reportedly were seen spending time together. The couple then got married in 2005 in a private ceremony. The couple was married for ten years when they announced their intention to divorce in 2015.
In a statement released toPeople, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner mentioned that they decided to go ahead with a divorce after much difficulty. They said,
“After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce. We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time. This will be our only comment on this private, family matter. Thank you for understanding.”
The couple reportedly got their divorce finalized in 2018. Garner had extensively supported Ben Affleck in his struggles with alcohol and also got involved with Al-Anon (viaEntertainment Tonight). Ben Affleck got married to Jennifer Lopez in 2022.
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
