Comic-Con is known for its surprises, and this year, actress Jennifer Garner found herself at the center of an unplanned event—getting stuck in an elevator at the San Diego Convention Center. Garner, attending her first Comic-Con to promote her surprise cameo in "Deadpool & Wolverine," took her captive audience along for the ride, as she documented over an hour of the ordeal on Instagram. Garner, well-known for her roles in "Alias" and "13 Going on 30," retained her composure throughout the incident, posting lightheartedly about her desire for a superhero rescue and later, opting to sit a la recommendations from sitcoms "The Office" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" in a bid to remain calm.
As reported by Variety, Garner's first sign of trouble came just two minutes into the elevator's failure when she joked, "I could use a Wolverine, I could use a Deadpool. I could use someone," referring to her recent film work. Her humor persisted as the situation protracted into 45 minutes when they ultimately decided to call emergency services—what started with joviality and wisdom from sitcom scripts transformed into a real-life drama that included group renditions of 99 bottles of beer on the wall followed by cheers as firefighters finally managed to pry open the doors after one hour and 11 minutes.
The rescue came as a relief, not just for Garner but also for the fans awaiting her surprise presence in the screening of "Deadpool & Wolverine" in Hall H. As CBS8 puts it, Garner's escapade ended with light-hearted relief as she arrived at the event, joined by stars like Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, and Emma Corrin, along with director Shawn Levy, for a screening that was already buzzing with anticipation for Marvel's new cinematic twist.
Having previously expressed regret over her Marvel characters not being part of Kevin Feige's MCU vision, Garner's reprisal of Elektra in "Deadpool & Wolverine" marks a triumphant return to the superhero genre that fans were awaiting—except for the part where the actress found herself elevated above the Con floor, awaiting rescue. "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," Garner had told Variety, reflecting on past experiences, and now, the sixth biggest box office opening weekend with $211 million speaks to the elevation of her latest project—even if her Comic-Con experience involved a different, less metaphorical kind of elevation.
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