Jennifer Garner reveals casual side in green pants and gray tank top before slipping into stylish black dress for visit to production rental house in LA

Jennifer Garner had a busy Thursday that saw her head out to take care of some errands after catching up with a friend near her home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The actress was first spotted engulfed in a conversation with a man who appeared to be an old pal, not too far from the home she shares with her three kids whom she co-parents with ex-husband Ben Affleck.

Garner kicked off the work day with a casual–cool ensemble featuring military green pants that she paired up with a gray tank top.

As the sun glared and temperatures continually rose through the afternoon with a high in the low 90s Fahrenheit, the Dallas Buyers Club star also donned dark sunglasses, and had her dark brown hair styled long, straight and flowing just past her shoulders with a center part.

Eventually, Garner wrapped up her business and made a wardrobe change before heading to Dust Studios in West Hollywood.

Before and after: Jennifer Garner, 51, was seen earlier on Thursday chatting with a friend near her home in Brentwood. Later, she changed into a black dres for an event at Dust Studios in West Hollywood

Dust Studios LA is a fully equipped rental house located in the heart of West Hollywood that makes almost any and all studio equipment available.

It appear Garner is involved in some sort of new production, considering the company rents out everything from session photography, art space, audio and video gear, as well as lighting and production supplies.

Opting for a more chic style, the Houston native was spotted making her way around a loading dock in a black cut-out knee-length dress with matching black heels.

She appeared to be also still wearing the same black sunglasses, and had her hair in the same style as earlier in the day.

Garner has at least two new films that she already shot that are now in post-production.

She’s reprising her role as Elektra in the superhero film Deadpool 3, after previously portraying a version of that character in the Fox-produced film Daredevil (2003) and its spin-off Elektra (2005), though that film has been paused due to the ongoing actors’ and writers’ strikes.

The upcoming movie, which stars Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Morena Baccarin and Brianna Hildebrand, is currently scheduled to be released in the US on May 3, 2024.

Garner also shot the comedy film Family Switch earlier this year. 

Catching up: Garner wore military-green pants with a sleeveless gray T-shirt earlier in the day that included a stop to chat with a man, who appeared to be an old friend

Lovely: Later on Thursday, Garner changed into a lovely black dress and made her way to Dust Studios, a company that rents just about everything related in to video and audio production

New roles: Garner has two new films in post-production: Deadpool 3 and Family Switch

Directed by McG from a screenplay by Adam Sztykiel and Victoria Strouse, the film is based on the 2010 children’s book Bedtime For Mommy by Amy Krouse Rosenthal.

Along with Garner as the lead actress, the cast also boasts Ed Helms, Emma Myers, Brady Noon and Rita Moreno, among many others.

Family Switch is slated to premiere on Netflix on November 30.

Garner’s recent roles include the lead in the thriller miniseries The Last Thing He Told Me (2023) that dropped on Apple TV+ on April 14 and the rebooted sitcom Party Down (2023) that released its third season in late February after a 13 year hiatus.