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Jennifer Garneris slipping back into her past superhero role nearly 20 years later.
The actress will return as Elektra in theupcomingDeadpool 3,according toThe Hollywood Reporterand a source who confirmed the casting to PEOPLE. TheDeadpoolsequel, which is currently filming in London, now falls under Disney and the Marvel Cinematic Universe and stars Ryan Reynolds and, back as Wolverine, Hugh Jackman.
Reps for Disney and Garner did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for confirmation.
Garner, 51, first played the assassin Elektra in 2003’sDaredevilopposite now-ex-husband Ben Affleck, then later in her 2005 standalone film.
Jennifer Garner.Albert L. Ortega/Getty
Albert L. Ortega/Getty
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“It’s such a shame, honestly, because once Kevin took over, everything there was elevated: the writing, the direction, the comedy inside of the stories they were telling. And I did not have that experience,” she said at the time.
In a recentGlamourinterview, Garner recalled her struggles working in Elektra’s tight-fitting costume at the time. She said she also underwent extensive martial arts training to use the sai weapons.
Jennifer Garner.Emma McIntyre/WireImage
Emma McIntyre/WireImage
“I had to be cut out of and sewn into the pleather pants every time I had to pee, and that was like a 45-minute undertaking. So I definitely held it in. And I had so many chicken-cutlet fake boobs in to make Elektra’s boobs; I think there were three on each side of different sizes. And everything was pushed up and out.”
“I was justthisclose to a wardrobe malfunction at all times,” she added. “There’s not enough tape in the world to make this stuff safe.”
Deadpool 3is currently expected to hit theaters May 3, 2024.
source: people.com
