Jessica Biel No Longer Up For The Role Of "Viper" In THE WOLVERINE

Jessica Biel had been in talks to star as Viper in James Mangold's The Wolverine, but Collider has confirmed that the Total Recall actress has indeed dropped out of talks for the role.

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By Alex Lynch - 7/17/2012


Recent reports have indicated that Jessica Biel was offered the part of Viper. She then went on record to say that it wasn't a done deal that she may star in James Mangold's upcoming movie The Wolverine which is based off the comic book storyline by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller.

Collider is now reporting that Jessica Biel's negotiations with 20th Century Fox are no longer happening and that the studio is perusing other actresses to play the part of "Viper" in the upcoming movie The Wolverine. Shooting is expected to start for the movie next month. Hugh Jackman has already prepared plans to stay in Australia during filming, whilst Will Yun Lee has been cast as the Silver Samurai. Be sure to stay tuned right here at ComicBookMovie as more casting news and set photos should appear this summer.
Source: Collider
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nailbiter111 - 7/18/2012, 12:06 AM
i need a biel bomb!
SS2894 - 7/18/2012, 12:12 AM
Glad to know this.

I'm just not very fond of her acting skills.
bane187 - 7/18/2012, 12:13 AM
Thank god
musashi - 7/18/2012, 12:40 AM
I hope this movie doesn't suck!
ManofSteel91 - 7/18/2012, 1:17 AM
Who cares bring on man of steel!!
gambgel - 7/18/2012, 1:18 AM
Interesting.

something tells me she wasnt as interested in the role. Even if she said on that interview that she loves Hugh and the director
hope420 - 7/18/2012, 1:23 AM
This is promising news. Shes hot but bad luck for action or comic book movies.
Maxi91291 - 7/18/2012, 1:24 AM
YES !! Im glad ... @just1 Dont underestimate Thor, the weakest performance thing is just your opinion. And dont underestimate MOS ... I think it can and will do a lot better ... but only time will tell
CoolantTech - 7/18/2012, 1:26 AM
Did someone say... Biel Bomb













StormLoganSummers - 7/18/2012, 1:39 AM
Dodged a bullet there.
CarlXVIGarfield - 7/18/2012, 1:59 AM
@Just1Superguy: Thor was weakest performance? Not in my book. Also if you consider Loki there was a huge Asgardian influence in the Avengers.

The first Thor movie was better and did better at the box office than Captain America. Even in the U.S.

That said, 480 million would be enough for another sequel and that's good enough for me.
nailbiter111 - 7/18/2012, 2:04 AM
CoolantTek - ty
ShermanHakim - 7/18/2012, 2:30 AM
hmmm i'm not a fan of her acting skills but she have those great ass that can make elton john goes "hakuna ma-dat-ass"....mmmmm need more tissue
DrRockso - 7/18/2012, 3:00 AM
And she's getting boned by Dawsons Creek right there. Anyways, she is WonderWoman.
DrRockso - 7/18/2012, 3:01 AM
How do I know you're gay? You're concerned with Jessica Biel's acting.
GUNSMITH - 7/18/2012, 3:44 AM
BAT WHAT MOVIE IS THAT FROM????
jimoakley666 - 7/18/2012, 3:52 AM
Good.

She can't act for [frick] and she looks bloody weird in a very fake Holywood way. Don't get me wrong, cracking body. Fantastic arse. But what the [frick] is going on with that face? Plastic looking teeth, bizarre nose that just does not occur in nature at all, and two huge pink slugs for lips.

No, get a proper actress to play Viper, if she must be in the movie at all. It's sounding more and more like they're fusing two stories together for this movie. The Claremont / Miller Wolverine mini series and the two-parter X-Men story of Wolverine's marriage.

I'd imagine they're mixing Yukio and Rogues parts in the story and probably completely exercising Storm's role from it, which was minimal anyway. The rest of the X-Men spent the whole story poisoned and in hospital.
jimoakley666 - 7/18/2012, 3:54 AM
@DrRockso - How do we know you're a girlfriend-less, perma-masturbating teenager? Cause you say shit like you did above. Hush now while the adults talk.
CherryBomb - 7/18/2012, 4:11 AM
There is way better actresses out there
BUT it's not like the new Wolverine franchise is serious about their films ... I mean, look at the last one?

I do like the inclusion of Viper though. Seems cool.
DrRockso - 7/18/2012, 4:15 AM
I am a 40 yr old man that can't get an erection. I still play with it alot though because, y'know, it's there.
DrRockso - 7/18/2012, 4:16 AM
I hook up with alot of chicks too. Man do they get pissed.
DrRockso - 7/18/2012, 4:24 AM
@jimoakley666 any chance you could possibly email me a pic of your junk because you sound very sexy littledicksfit_mebest@ymail.com
uvsk420 - 7/18/2012, 4:28 AM
coo she must have watched the first p.o.s. of a movie and was like [frick] that shit i dont want to be in that
Robert - 7/18/2012, 4:40 AM
@batlizard11-I'd rather watch her in YOUR movie than in anything else. LOL :-)
DrRockso - 7/18/2012, 4:47 AM
It's from The Rules Of Attraction.
DeadManDann - 7/18/2012, 5:25 AM
@Mrcool210

She was never officially in it, so she hasn't technically dropped out. Besides, 2 people wouldn't be 'everyone.' There are movies that have been through way worse.
xXkryptoniteXx - 7/18/2012, 5:27 AM
Watch her get wonder woman, she's a perfect choice.
dageekundaground - 7/18/2012, 5:35 AM
...who the F**K cares.

PLEASE FOX ....STOP MAKING X-MEN MOVIES !!!!
carrowsboy - 7/18/2012, 5:41 AM
Smart move. She's box office poison.
inky - 7/18/2012, 6:11 AM
good as rhumour has it wolverine is more into males so a cast of males he needs.
AlexDeLarge87 - 7/18/2012, 6:12 AM
How about Charlize Theron. I think she could be good.
Spidey31 - 7/18/2012, 6:22 AM
Dude Kate beckinsale, she's insanely hot
RamonSuarez - 7/18/2012, 6:25 AM
Bad for her career, good for the movie.

I see Fox still is still basing its casting choices on finding the next pinup model rather than finding talented people to fit the part.
beane2099 - 7/18/2012, 6:36 AM
I dropped out of this movie too. I said it should be called The WolverBEANE. They didn't agree, so I bounced.
gambgel - 7/18/2012, 6:54 AM
Why not to stop doing more Wolverine movies, and focus on just the First Class series, spending more money and effort with them, and giving us amazing x-men sequels?

I wouldnt be mad :D
cole33 - 7/18/2012, 7:05 AM
Even though Jessica is so hot she almost revolves back around to ugly, we definitely should be thankful of this news, she's a terrible actress.

I'm glad they are doing this flick, but will be happy when they reboot the entire wolverine franchise.
plasticman - 7/18/2012, 7:18 AM
Are they ever going to start filming this movie? And I imagine they are waiting until Ryan Reynolds turns 50 to start talking seriously about Deadpool.

These characters need to be back in the House of Ideas. Slow production has affected Fox from the start with these movies.
Tainted87 - 7/18/2012, 7:27 AM
The model who can't act is no longer playing "Viper"?

[frick] yeah!
Tainted87 - 7/18/2012, 7:49 AM
@drax94
Yes, yes she is. For one, she gives off the impression that she is as insecure as a high-schooler and has the same range as Kristen Stewart, only she can actually smile without looking like she's going to die inside.

Scarlett Johannson is type-cast, but when she's working with Woody Allen, you can see that her range isn't anywhere near as limited as you may suspect. Jennifer Garner is a actually a good actress, she was just horribly miscast. Jessica Alba has the SAME thing going on as Jessica Biel. I'm not going to keep naming actresses, but damn, she is AWFUL.
HelaGood - 7/18/2012, 8:04 AM
great to look at, but a horrible actress!
jimoakley666 - 7/18/2012, 8:22 AM
@DrRockso - Ha ha ha. Dirty perv! Carry on.
kevberg - 7/18/2012, 8:38 AM
Man she has GOT to stop taking advice from that little weasel , Justin Timberlake.
DanteSparda - 7/18/2012, 9:09 AM
Good news, I will go for other kind of talent for this character, and taking in mind that the role is "big" I would suggest:


Catherine Zeta Jones




Christina Hendricks




And my favorite but most unlikely:

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe



IIIAdamantiumIII - 7/18/2012, 9:22 AM
thank god , this girl is a babe and thats about it , her acting is just bleh/meh lol
BillBrasky - 7/18/2012, 9:42 AM
Thank god. She's good looking but man she can not act worth a damn, brings absolutely nothing to her characters which all wind up being the same. Her greatest success is memorizing lines.
vtopa - 7/18/2012, 10:35 AM
She can act just fine. People on this site think they are experts on acting acumen. Hilarious. Also, she is hot and she brings name recognition to the movie. I would due happy to have her in it.
JredTheRed - 7/18/2012, 11:14 AM
OK people explain some shit to me. Is this "viper" the "viper"? Are we talking the hydra agent? or another character entirely? If it is the viper i'm thinking about, how did Fox get the rights to her? She more notably a Cap and Shield villian. In fact I expected to see her by phase 3 in MCU. So if it is her how and why is she gonna be in The Wolverine?
Godzillafart - 7/18/2012, 11:23 AM
@DanteSparda: Catherine Zeda Jones would have been a great Wonder Woman...20 years ago. If this movie got green lighted today, she would be 45 before filming started.

Gina Carano seems like a no-brainer to me.
jimoakley666 - 7/18/2012, 11:39 AM
@JredTheRed - Viper is one of those characters that doesn't quite fit into any single books remit. She has been known as Madame Hydra, and first appeared in Captain America comics, but she has spent equal time fighting against the X-Men and teamed up with The Silver Samurai and Jason Wyngarde (Mastermind) and also The Hellfire Club and the Hand, who are Daredevil villains too. The clincher may be though, that at one point, fairly recently, she blackmailed Wolverine into marrying her. something that lasted for a couple of years, I think.
JredTheRed - 7/18/2012, 11:47 AM
well this shit is all way to confusing. So they can use her in the film. Can marvel as well? If what you are saying is right then what is the point of film rights? All the characters in the marvel uninverse have intertwined at one point or another. Does this mean that Captain America or Spider-Man could show up in a FOX film?
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