Overview
- At a Santa Monica press event, Garner identified veteran stunt performer Sala Baker as the costar involved during filming of The Kingdom.
- She said director Pete Berg pushed for realism with minimal choreography, leading her to bite Baker’s ear and later note a photo showing a missing chunk.
- Garner and Baker square off again in season 2 of The Last Thing He Told Me, where she said the crew urged caution but she insisted they keep the intensity.
- Costar Nikolaj Coster-Waldau questioned the account onstage, prompting Garner’s quip that it was “like Mike Tyson.”
- Coverage reflects Garner’s onstage account during series promotion, with season 2 set to begin streaming Feb. 20 on Apple TV+.