J.J. Abrams Joked How ‘Alias’ Would Make Jennifer Garner a Dissimilar Spouse to Former Husband Scott Foley

When Jennifer Garner starred in her smash television series Alias, she underwent a number of drastic alterations. J.J. Abrams, the show’s creator, thought that her husband might go through these changes personally at the time.

When Garner starred in Alias, she was married to Scott Foley. Because he was the one who brought the pair together, showrunner J.J. Abrams was already familiar with them. Felicity, a TV drama series that Abrams created, starring Foley. After appearing as a guest star in a few episodes of the show, Garner and Foley quickly grew close and eventually got married.

Abrams recalled being so taken by Garner’s Felicity performance that he intended to write the actor a part exclusively. 

Abrams recalled being so taken by Jennifer Garner’s Felicity performance that he intended to write the actor a part exclusively. When he was scripting Alias, he had Garner in mind to portray agent Sydney Bristow, he revealed in an interview with TV Line. When Abrams broke the word that Garner had been recruited, she was enjoying the movie Traffic in theaters.

Jennifer Garner’s
Jennifer Garner’s

“My phone started ringing in the middle of the movie, so I quickly ran outside,” she remarked. “I just remember watching the rest of Traffic like it was a romantic comedy after it was finally, really mine.” I felt like I was floating above the other theatergoers. and quite alarmed.

Shooting the pilot was an eye-opening experience for Abrams, who watched Garner morph into an action hero in the show’s first episode. He was so surprised that he quipped Garner would be unrecognizable to Foley.

Jennifer Garner’s  Thought On The Major Episode Of ‘Alias’

Garner thought her job might’ve been in jeopardy as soon as she started it. She recalled how Abrams had concerns about her character work as early as the first episode. Soon, Abrams wanted to talk to Garner personally regarding her Alias performance.

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