Jennifer Garner has an intense fight scene in the new season of The Last Thing He Told Me, but she didn\u2019t need an introduction to her scene partner \u2014 she had previously bit a chunk out of his ear.<\/p>\n
The veteran actress, who is an executive producer and leading force of the Apple TV series, took the stage Tuesday at the streamer\u2019s press day inside Santa Monica\u2019s Barker Hangar where she shared the juicy tale that had co-star Nicolaj Coster-Waldau shocked and perplexed (in an amusing way).<\/p>\n
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Following a clip of the scene introduced by moderator and executive producer Laura Dave, who authored the novel on which the series is based, Garner added some context to what the crowd of 300 journalists, influencers and content creators had seen on the big screen. The scene, featured in the trailer below, finds a uniformed man, played by veteran actor and stunt performer Sala Baker, knocking on the door of Garner\u2019s Hannah Hall just as she receives a text that directs her to \u201cget out of the house.\u201d He enters her home before she has time to flee, and a fierce battle breaks out in her kitchen.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I just say that the performer, Sal, the last time I fought him was in The Kingdom,\u201d Garner detailed of the 2007 film starring Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper and Jason Bateman. Baker played a role credited as The Kidnapper. \u201cPete Berg, who was the director, told him to try to kill me. We did not have a lot of choreography, and he told me to do anything I could to survive. He did, and I did, and I ended up scrambling onto his back. I bit his ear, and we have a picture of him missing a chunk of ear, because we were not kidding.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some almost 20 years later, they reunited on the set of The Last Thing He Told Me and they went to battle once again. \u201cWe went for it in a way that the crew \u2014 this was maybe our first or second day of shooting \u2014\u00a0were like, \u2018Can you be careful with her?\u2019 I was like, \u2018No, no, no, no, he\u2019s not going to be careful. I\u2019m not going to be careful. Just back out of the way. I have a score to settle here.\u2019 And Sal was with us the entire season. So prepare yourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
The amusing anecdote caused Coster-Waldau to pause the conversation and ask, \u201cCan we just go over that again? You bit a piece of his ear off?\u201d Garner replied, \u201cLike Mike Tyson.\u201d He then quipped, \u201cWhy are you all looking as if this is a great thing? What is wrong with you people?\u201d<\/p>\n
Garner replied with a smile, \u201cDon\u2019t make me mad. I seem nice. I\u2019ve warned you before.\u201d Coster-Waldau then backpedaled. \u201cOh my god, no, I love you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Garner and Coster-Waldau shared the stage during a panel conversation that also featured actresses Angourie Rice, Judy Greer and Rita Wilson. Garner teased that season two will deliver a resolution to the cliffhanger that came at the end of season one when Coster-Waldau\u2019s character, Owen Michaels, the husband of Garner\u2019s character, reappears mysteriously with a fully grown beard.<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you guys heard of this term competency porn? Like just we\u2019re so hungry for grown ups to be competent and smart and have integrity and do what they\u2019re supposed to do\u2026.that we really fall for shows like The Pitt, where Noah Wiley is just so in charge, and all those nurses are incredible. In this case, Hannah does that for me. She has prepared everything for every eventuality, all to keep Bailey [her character\u2019s daughter, played by Rice] safe. And so watching as the penny drops and Hannah really realizes the kind of danger they\u2019re in, watching those those actions fall into place, and watching her take one step after the other and include Bailey in this grand escape is, to me, really, really gratifying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Season two of The Last Thing He Told Me debuts Feb. 20.<\/p>\n
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