DAREDEVIL Star Jennifer Garner Admits She Was Constantly "Close To A Wardrobe Malfunction" As Elektra

DAREDEVIL Star Jennifer Garner Admits She Was Constantly "Close To A Wardrobe Malfunction" As Elektra

Daredevil star Jennifer Garner has reflected on her time playing Elektra in the Marvel Universe, admitting she faced more than a few challenges while wearing the assassin's revealing costume. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - May 10, 2023 08:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil
Source: Glamour

With so much love for the Netflix series and Charlie Cox's ever-expanding role in the MCU, it's all too easy to forget that 20th Century Fox released a Daredevil movie in 2003. 

Starring Ben Affleck as the Man Without Fear, Michael Clarke Duncan as The Kingpin, Colin Farrell as Bullseye, and Jennifer Garner as Elektra, it had all the makings of a Marvel blockbuster that would make fans happy. Taking inspiration from Frank Miller, it was a darker comic book movie which, unfortunately, never quite came together the way it should. 

With perhaps too many deviations from the source material, questionable VFX, and a lot of early 2000s cheese, Daredevil isn't exactly considered a classic, though we'd be lying to say it was all bad!

Garner made a lasting impact as Elektra and even received her own spin-off movie. Looking back at the skimpy costume she donned to play the assassin in an interview with Glamour, the actress admitted she faced more than a few challenges while wearing it. 

"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," Garner recalled. "I had so many chicken cutlet fake boobs in to make Elektra's boobs. I think there were like three on each side of different sizes, and everything was pushed up and out."

"I was just this close to a wardrobe malfunction at all times," she added. "There's not enough tape in the world to make this stuff safe."

In the same interview, Garner went on to reveal that she had at least some input in crafting Elektra's look. "I was in stunt rehearsal by then and [I knew] what kind of support I needed in my shoes and support I needed in flexibility, [the support] I needed in the pants or whatever they were to be able to fight because I fought. I fought a lot."

Elodie Yung was later tapped to play Elektra in the Daredevil TV series, though it's unclear whether she'll return in Disney+'s Daredevil: Born Again. Marvel Studios must know this is a character with major potential, so she'll no doubt show up sooner rather than later. 

As for Garner, her superhero days are probably over, though we'd love to see the actress in a future Marvel or DC project...is it too much to hope she suits up one final time in Avengers: Secret Wars?

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DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/10/2023, 8:33 AM

Well, I am still disappointed to this day that malfunction didn't happen.

That would have made this movie the Citizen Kane of CBMs.

Rosebuds....

Skestra
Skestra - 5/10/2023, 9:33 AM
@DocSpock - "We know a remote farm in Lincolnshire, where Ms. Garner lives; every July, peas pop out there..."
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/10/2023, 9:49 AM
@Skestra -

Spoo.

GetsugaTensho22
GetsugaTensho22 - 5/10/2023, 8:23 PM
@DocSpock - just google Deepfakes. I’m sure you’ll find something with her face superimposed 🤷🏽‍♂️
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/11/2023, 5:03 AM
@GetsugaTensho22 -

oooh. I haven't looked in there. My old dirty mind is areel with the possibilities.

GetsugaTensho22
GetsugaTensho22 - 5/12/2023, 12:24 AM
@DocSpock - it’s the future of spicy content.
I found some amazing Deepfakes of Helen Mirren. The accent of the body template ruined the immersion somewhat, but it’s pretty great otherwise
WarMonkey
WarMonkey - 5/10/2023, 8:41 AM
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 5/10/2023, 8:42 AM
Terrible movie, but she's looking zesty in that pic. 😀
BeNice123
BeNice123 - 5/10/2023, 8:44 AM
3 chicken cutlets??? You could have fooled me. How big were the cutlets 😂🤣
eddyxx
eddyxx - 5/10/2023, 9:39 AM
@BeNice123 -

The pic is from Elektra. Josh should’ve used a pic from the actual Daredevil movie.

BeNice123
BeNice123 - 5/10/2023, 9:54 AM
@eddyxx - damn
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 5/10/2023, 10:06 AM
@eddyxx - Are we even allowed to have female superheroes in sexy or revealing outfits anymore or is this a hate crime?
connorblaze
connorblaze - 5/10/2023, 8:52 AM
Would have made the movie more interesting
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/10/2023, 8:57 AM
I fully support wardrobe malfunctions.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 5/10/2023, 9:29 AM
@marvel72 -


marvel72
marvel72 - 5/10/2023, 1:24 PM
@WEAPONXOXOXO -

tylerzero
tylerzero - 5/10/2023, 8:58 AM
As Jennifer Garner, she's perfection. As Elektra...

TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 5/10/2023, 8:59 AM
Jennifer Garner. My first proper celebrity crush, still love her.
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 5/10/2023, 9:32 AM
wardrobe malfunctions happen when you wear something that is meant for someone thinner.


99OPTIMISTPRIME
99OPTIMISTPRIME - 5/10/2023, 10:05 AM
👑
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/10/2023, 11:10 AM
I enjoyed elektra. It wasn’t a good movie but it was enjoyable for me. And no I’m not going to run and hide
RitoRevolto
RitoRevolto - 5/10/2023, 11:16 AM
Elektra and Catwoman weren't great, but they're entertaining and I love them both regardless.
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/10/2023, 1:26 PM
tugboy
tugboy - 5/10/2023, 2:03 PM
tugboy
tugboy - 5/10/2023, 2:06 PM
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 5/10/2023, 2:51 PM
I love Garner. She was miscast, imo, but she really stepped up to the plate. She spins a mean Sai and I ended up falling in love with her version of Elektra regardless. The solo movie really fleshes the character out, with the Batman-level discipline and the OCD. It was a decent script too.

Of course it left nowhere to really go for a sequel since it redeemed her by the end of it. So she would've just become... well Batman I guess. Using her skills to help people or fight crime. Not quite as interesting as an Elektra film or series could have been.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 5/10/2023, 7:36 PM
Mark Margolis (Hector Salamanca in BB/BCS) has an uncredited cameo in this as the gangster who arranges for Jack's murder.
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