Jennifer Garner and Judy Greer were spotted filming together in Santa Monica on Tuesday, reuniting on the set of Netflix's 13 Going on 30 reboot alongside new star Emily Bader.
TL;DR
- Jennifer Garner and Judy Greer filmed a scene together in Santa Monica, California, on Tuesday, July 21.
- Garner is already confirmed as an executive producer; Netflix has not said whether either actress is reprising her original role.
- The reboot stars Emily Bader and Logan Lerman and is directed by Brett Haley.
- The 2004 original grossed £5.1 million in the UK and $96 million worldwide.
What happened on set in Santa Monica
Set photos published Tuesday by Just Jared and TMZ show Garner and Greer in costume alongside Bader at a Santa Monica location shoot. The three actresses were pictured filming a scene together, according to Just Jared.
It's the first confirmation that Greer has any involvement in the project at all. Garner's role had already been announced as executive producer, but her appearance in front of the camera had not been confirmed before the photos surfaced.
Are Garner and Greer reprising their original roles?
Netflix has not confirmed whether Garner, Greer, or Mark Ruffalo will return as their original characters, and the studio declined to comment on the casting, according to Variety. In the 2004 film, Garner played Jenna Rink, while Greer played her frenemy-turned-friend, Lucy "Tom-Tom" Wyman.
Greer suggested she'd take direction from Garner either way. "I would do literally anything that Jennifer Garner asked me to do," Greer told Variety, adding that as executive producer, Garner would effectively be her boss again.
Inside the 13 Going on 30 reboot cast and crew
The reboot casts Bader in the lead role, with Lerman in a central part. Brett Haley, who recently directed Netflix's People We Meet on Vacation, is directing. Plot details remain under wraps, and Netflix has not announced a release date.
UK box office: how the original performed
UK box office, 2004 original: £5.1 million Source: 25thframe.co.uk box office data
Worldwide box office, 2004 original: $96 million Source: Wikipedia / The Numbers
The original 13 Going on 30 opened at number two in the UK box office chart before eventually being overtaken by other releases that summer. Its UK afterlife has continued on stage, too — a musical adaptation from the film's original writers had its world premiere at Manchester Opera House in September 2025, according to Broadway World.
What Garner and Greer have said about reuniting
Garner had signalled her interest in visiting the set before the photos emerged. She told Variety's Marc Malkin last week that she hoped to "bump around" the production and possibly appear in the background of a scene.
The pair, who have remained close since 2004 and have worked together several times since — including on Apple TV+'s The Last Thing He Told Me — are longtime friends off screen as well as former co-stars.
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