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Garner to star in spinoff of "Daredevil" movie
By The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Garner is resurrecting her "Daredevil"
role.
20th Century Fox and production partner Regency Enterprises
said Wednesday that Garner will star in an action spinoff
featuring her Elektra Natchios character, introduced in Ben
Affleck's superhero movie "Daredevil."
The Elektra film will be set after events in "Daredevil,"
in which Garner's character seemingly died. But "Daredevil"
ended with a cryptic scene indicating Elektra might have survived.
Garner, 30, played the martial-arts master girlfriend of
Affleck's title character, a blind attorney who develops superhuman
senses that allow him to become a masked crusader for justice.
Based on the Marvel comic book, "Daredevil" has been the
No. 1 movie at the box office the last two weekends. The studio
said a "Daredevil" sequel also is in the works.
Garner, who stars in the television hit "Alias," joins Halle
Berry as the latest actress to earn a spinoff from a male-oriented
action franchise. MGM plans a sequel for Berry's character
from last year's James Bond movie "Die Another Day."
In other news:
Marvel keeps the films coming with a Spider-man sequel due
out in May of 2004.
Marvel sues Sony, who released the Spider-man film over licensing
dispute.
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