Jennifer Garner Recalls Crying in a Bathroom Stall After Her ‘Felicity’ Audition

Jennifer Garner is wanting again on her audition The WB’s Felicity — and recalling the emotional toll the expertise had on her.

“I keep in mind the audition. I keep in mind going into the lavatory after as a result of the scene was so emotional and I wanted to cry,” Garner, 51, shared in the course of the Wednesday, April 3, episode of The Ringer’s “Pricey Felicity” podcast. “I wanted to cover within the lavatory stall and end the cry that I began within the audition as a result of it was such a strong scene.”

Talking to podcast host Greg Grunberg, who starred Felicity as Sean Blumberg, Garner confessed that the present’s co-creator, J.J. Abrams, requested her to return again and audition for the function a second time.

“That is sensible to me, since you’re not excellent,” Grunberg, 57, quipped in response. “I completely get it. I imply, notes, notes — you understand what? Let me give her a block of notes to take house.”

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Garner, nonetheless, insisted that wants a wholesome quantity of criticism and thrives off “a ton of suggestions” from her collaborators. “I like that about working with J.J. and with Matt [Reeves],” she stated. “They’re useful and they’re true administrators. They aren’t similar to, ‘OK, that appears high quality. You might have one other one in you?’ They’ve an thought, and so they’re serving to information you to the perfect model of no matter you present up with.”

Striving for her most elevated efficiency was additionally “true to the audition course of” for Garner. “After the primary learn, then I actually was invested, and was like, ‘Oh gosh, I actually wanna do that,’” she stated.

Garner ultimately landed the function of Hannah Bibb, Noel’s (Scott Foley) hometown girlfriend who visits his dorm for Thanksgiving. Her shock drop-in causes rigidity between Noel and Felicity, performed by Keri Russell, because the pair had simply kissed with out Noel clarifying that he was in a relationship with another person. (After her visitor function, Garner and Foley started relationship in actual life and wed in 2000. They divorced after 4 years of marriage.)

Noel and Hannah ultimately name it quits, however Garner returned in season 4 when the present tried an “alternate universe” arc. The 4 episode arc explores life if Felicity had ended up with Noel as a substitute Ben (Scott Speedman), Felicity’s longtime love and the third a part of the love triangle.

Whereas she solely made a couple of appearances on Felicity, Garner clearly made an impression on Abrams as he forged her because the lead of his subsequent hit sequence, Alias. She starred as Sydney Bristow, a younger girl who learns she has a familial historical past of undercover work and agrees to turn out to be a global spy for a supposed secret department of the CIA. The sequence ran on ABC for 5 seasons from 2001 to 2006.

Whereas talking to Grunberg on Wednesday, Garner confessed that she’s requested a few reboot of Alias in “each interview” she does. When Grunberg assumed that she wouldn’t be open to returning for a full characteristic movie, Garner replied, “Are you kidding? In fact I’d. I’d do something J.J. would direct.”

Abrams, nonetheless, won’t be concerned with revisiting the motion sequence. Throughout an look on The View in November 2023, Garner shared that whereas reviving Alias can be the “most enjoyable ever,” Abrams has “by no means actually introduced it up.”

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Regardless of not reuniting on display, Garner famous that she and her fellow Alias castmates — together with Bradley Cooper, Victor Garber and Ron Rifkin — have maintained a detailed bond over time. (Garner beforehand dated Alias costar Michael Vartan from 2003 to 2004, and the pair have additionally stayed buddies since their break up.)

“Bradley, Victor, and Ron had been simply collectively — they had been seeing Maestro, which is such a tremendous film,” she stated. “I see Victor and Ron on a regular basis. So we’re all very, very shut.”