Actress Jennifer Garner was cast for the movie's lead role. In order to film the picture, Garner shot it while on break from filming her television series Alias. Gwyneth Paltrow, Hilary Swank, and Renée Zellweger were all considered for the lead role.
Did you know that the movie 13 Going On 30 was changed to Suddenly 30 in Australia? because apparently distributors thought Australians would misunderstand the original title. which feels like a very weird thing to assume about Australians.
She fails, but she gets another chance once she magically returns to being 13. Jenna Rink proceeds to live a life that lands her back at 30 (the long way round) and we end with Garner and Ruffalo getting married.
Positive messages abound. Young moviegoers will see that being good is more important than being popular. That friendship and loyalty trumps power and prestige. And that the choices you make and the friends you keep go a long way toward shaping who you become.
13 Going on 30 was shot in South Pasadena, California, and New York City, New York, USA. Poise Magazine was located at Spring Street Towers in Los Angeles. Marshall Fundamental Secondary School was used as Jenna's school in the film. Greenwich Village, NY.
The plot is obviously similar to the movie Big and all the critics have already bothered to point that out. While 13 Going on 30 isn't as good or engaging as Big, it's still a decent film with a nice message. The movie works a lot better than it should because of Jennifer Garner.
Perhaps worried that the phrase “13 Going on 30” wouldn't resonate in other countries, the film was released with another title in other parts of the globe. In some places, it got the similar — but distinctly different — title of Suddenly 30.
In 2000, Ruffalo married his Sunrise Coigney, whom he now shared three kids with: Keen, Odette, and Bella. Meanwhile, Garner married Affleck in 2005 and had kids Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel.
Jennifer Garner opens up about getting married again
Garner shares daughter Violet with ex-husband and actor Ben Affleck, 51. The former couple also share daughter Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck, 14, and son Samuel Garner Affleck, 11.
The film is about a 13-year-old girl in 1987 who awakens to find herself suddenly 30 years old and living in 2004 as a magazine editor. 13 Going on 30 received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising Garner's performance and its nostalgic environment.
1 hit "Crazy For You," Soft Cell's 1982 smash "Tainted Love," Pat Benatar's 1983 chart-topper, "Love Is A Battlefield," and of course, the ultimate '80s hit, Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby." Additional highlights are provided by roots-rockers Ingram Hill ("Will I Ever Make It Home?"), Lillix (who cover "What I Like About ...
When Jenna opens her eyes, she reawakens back in 1987 on her 13th birthday with a second chance from the dust, where no time has passed. This time, when Matt finds her huddled alone in the closet, she happily embraces and kisses him.
Celebrity doppelgängers are a thing, guys, not to mention nepo babies who look like their parents – it's a thing called Hollywood DNA, don't you know? But what happens when the two collide? Well, Jennifer Garner and Jenna Ortega, two completely unrelated A-List actors, just demonstrated.
Jennifer Garner has been married twice. Her first marriage was to her Felicity co-star Scott Foley and lasted from 2000 until 2004. Her second marriage was to her Pearl Harbor and Daredevil co-star Ben Affleck and lasted from 2005 until 2018, though the two separated in 2015.
Mark Ruffalo stars as the adult Matty Flamhaff, Jenna's long-time friend and secret admirer who gets a second chance with her after they're all grown up. After 13 Going on 30, many of Mark Ruffalo's best roles were still in front of him and he would earn an Oscar nomination for his role as Paul in The Kids Are Alright.
Los Angeles: Hollywood actor Ben Affleck who tied the knot with Jennifer Lopez last year was seen spending some time with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner at their son's basketball game. The two who were married for 10 years from 2005 to 2015 share three children together – Violet, 17, Seraphina, 14, and son Samuel.
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, who split up in 2015 after 10 years of marriage, are parents to three children: Violet Anne, 17; Seraphina Rose, 13; and Samuel, 10.
