Jennifer Garner Went Full Mike Tyson During Fight Scene

Jennifer Garner recently revealed her commitment to an action role, which resulted in her biting someone’s ear. 

The incident dates back to the filming of the 2007 film The Kingdom. Garner was locked in a fight scene with stuntman Sala Baker. Director Peter Berg wanted the scene to look as raw as possible, telling both performers to “do whatever it takes to survive” the encounter. While grappling on Baker’s back, she clamped down and bit a visible piece out of his ear.

When the story was recounted to her The Last Thing He Told Me co-star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Garner simply likened herself to Mike Tyson. The two found themselves face-to-face again for the second season of “The Last Thing He Told Me.” The production crew reportedly tried to calm Garner, asking Baker to “go easy” on her in another fight scene. Garner reportedly stated that Baker has a ‘score to settle.’ 

Garner Reacts

“Can I just say that the performer, Sal, the last time I fought him was in ‘The Kingdom. Pete 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.

“We went for it in a way that the crew — this was maybe our first or second day of shooting — were like, ‘Can you be careful with her? I was like, ‘No, no, no, no, he’s not going to be careful. I’m not going to be careful. Just back out of the way. I have a score to settle here.’ And Sal was with us the entire season. So, prepare yourselves,” Garner said