12 Film Cameos That Were Cut From Theatrical Release

7. Ben Affleck €“ Elektra

fhd000RGS_Ben_Affleck_007 Elektra was the 2005 spin-off of the 2003 superhero film Daredevil. Critically panned and regularly appearing of lists of the worst superhero film of all time, one would be surprised in thinking that Daredevil star Ben Affleck didn€™t make an appearance. While not in the theatrical release of the film, Affleck does in fact make a brief cameo within the film. His exclusion was at the time a mystery with claims that studio felt uncomfortable with the media circus that surrounded Affleck and his then wife Jennifer Lopez. While Lopez and Affleck were still together at the beginning of filming Elektra, by the end Affleck was already beginning to date Jennifer Garner and thus his role was left on the cutting room floor. His brief appearance can be seen in the video below...
 
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