In an interview with Elle, looking back on her expansive career, actress Jessica Biel admitted that the one role that got away, for her, was "The Notebook." As Biel acknowledged, "That's one that I wanted so badly." The actress explained she was in the middle of production on the blockbuster remake "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," released in 2003, and had to audition for "The Notebook" with Ryan Gosling in her trailer while also being "covered in blood," because, obviously, she was shooting a horror flick at the time. Although Biel didn't elaborate on why she wasn't cast, she noted that director Nick Cassavetes "put me through the wringer in an interesting, excitingly creative way."
Thankfully, there are no hard feelings, with the actress acknowledging, "There's a million that get away," and even suggesting that actors are "gluttons for punishment." According to Page Six, later in the same interview, Biel revealed she also tried out for the part of Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's Batman sequel "The Dark Knight Rises." The actress admitted to feeling "gutted" about being passed over for Anne Hathaway, to whom she also lost the role of Fantine in "Les Miserables."
On why she keeps missing out, Biel has an interesting theory, telling Allure that she's just too beautiful for certain parts. "It really is a problem," Biel said. "I have to be blunt."
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