‘Daredevil’ spinoff to revive Garner’s Elektra

Jennifer Garner is resurrecting her “Daredevil� role.

20th Century Fox and production partner Regency Enterprises said that Garner will star in an action spinoff featuring her Elektra Natchios character, introduced in Ben Affleck’s superhero hit “Daredevil.�

The Elektra film will be set after events in “Daredevil,� in which Garner’s character seemingly died. But “Daredevil� ended with a cryptic scene indicating Elektra might have survived.

Garner, 30, played the martial-arts-master girlfriend of Affleck’s title character, a blind attorney who develops superhuman senses that allow him to become a masked crusader for justice.

Based on the Marvel comic book, “Daredevil� has been the No. 1 movie at the box office the last two weekends. The studio said a “Daredevil� sequel also is in the works.

Garner, who stars in the television hit “Alias,� joins Halle Berry as the latest actress to earn a spinoff from a male-oriented action franchise. MGM plans a sequel for Berry’s character from last year’s James Bond movie “Die Another Day.�