Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo Re-Create Iconic “13 Going on 30” Dance Scene in Sweet Reunion
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Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner’s recent reunion will have you feeling extremely nostalgic.
On Thursday, Garner paid tribute to Ruffalo—who was receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame—with a speech that gushed over her costar in 2004’s 13 Going on 30.
She reflected on Ruffalo's prestige as one of Hollywood's foremost leading men, joking that he owes his “rom-com success to the scruffy hair, the untucked cute button down, both of which became like the norm for cute guys everywhere for the next 20 years,” according to People.
Regarding the other actresses who have shared screen time with Ruffalo—including the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Keira Knightley, and Gwyneth Paltrow—Garner said, “I wonder if these esteemed ladies enjoyed Mark's anxiety as much as I did.” She then referenced the iconic dance number that took place in their 2004 flick: “I wonder if he tried to drop out of their films, like he did out of ours after the first rehearsal of the 'Thriller' dance where Mark went from kind of shocked that we actually had to do this, to antsy, to deathly quiet, to 'Bro, this is not for me.’”
In 13 Going on 30, Garner plays Jenna Rink, a 13-year-old girl who wakes up in the 30-year-old version of herself. During one of her escapades, she livens up a dull party by requesting Michael Jackson's “Thriller” on the dance floor—and subsequently leading the choreography for the attendees, including Ruffalo's character, Matty.
At the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, Garner and Ruffalo even posed for photos by recreating the iconic “Thriller” dance moves.
This isn't the first time that Ruffalo and Garner have looked back at their time on 13 Going on 30. The two friends previously reminisced over the rom-com during a 2022 promo tour for their newest movie together, Netflix action flick The Adam Project.
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