Deadpool-3-2024-movie-posters/”>Deadpool 3 shocked comic book and film fans with the news that Jennifer Garner would be reprising her role as Elektra Natchios, which she previously played in Daredevil and Elektra, in the upcoming film.
While the film had previously made headlines for bringing back Hugh Jackman in his iconic Marvel role of Logan/Wolverine the news about Garner was more surprising given the negative receptions her previous films received and her character’s involvement in their most famously mocked scenes.
Given the self-aware humor employed by the Deadpool franchise it’s likely that Garner’s casting will be used as a way to poke fun at these receptions but while this may be amusing the character of Elektra also deserves to be taken seriously again in a future Marvel Cinematic Universe project.
To achieve that, the franchise would be wise to bring back the superior live-action version of the character,…
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