Garner takes over from Paltrow

Before she begins work on her super-heroine action film Elektra, Jennifer Garner will take over Gwyneth Paltrow's role in the comedy Happy Endings.

Paltrow dropped out of the project because she felt the need to take time off to grieve the loss of her father, Bruce Paltrow, who died in October while the actress was filming Ted and Sylvia, reports Daily Variety.