How can one eliminate a man without any fear? Off-screen. The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Deadpool & Wolverine boasts an array of appearances by characters from various dimensions: the Human Torch (Chris Evans), Gambit (Channing Tatum), X-23 (Dafne Keen), Blade (Wesley Snipes), and Elektra Natchios (Jennifer Garner), the sword-wielding assassin from the 2003 film Daredevil and its 2005 spinoff Elektra. T he’s unveiled as having perished prior to the movie’s events along with the Punisher, Quicksilver, and Magneto.
“Daredevil?” Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) exclaims, looking shocked. “I’m so sorry.” “It’s alright,” a calm Elektra replies, alluding to Affleck and Garner’s divorce. In a recent interview, director Shawn Levy disclosed that Garner consented to the joke, and Marvel Studios contemplated incorporating Affleck’s Daredevil into the film.