The Thunderbolts* star deserves credit for getting the job done, because the workout regimen and intense diet on their own sound tough enough. But doing both together?

“Other than trying to convince my kids’ pre-school buddies that I was secretly a ninja, I hadn’t picked up Elektra’s sais since 2004; I was fit, but not Marvel fit,” she writes. “we ...

Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order have seen this play out, including Hugh Jackman's tenure as Wolverine in the X-Men movies and beyond.