In the 2000s, Jessica Biel was one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. She first rose to fame on the TV series 7th Heaven and soon turned her focus to movies.
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00:00Why Hollywood Won't Cast Jessica Biel Anymore
00:08When's the last time you saw Jessica Biel in a movie?
00:10Or rather, when is the last time you saw a movie because Jessica Biel was the star?
00:15Things have been relatively quiet for Mrs. Timberlake over the past few years.
00:18What happened to her starring roles?
00:20She relies too much on Justin Timberlake for relevance.
00:24A top talent agent explained that her choice of husband is overshadowing her, telling Vulture,
00:28quote, "...her claim to fame is marrying Justin Timberlake.
00:31Maybe if she married a nobody, or even just a B-lister, she'd have much more luck shining
00:35alongside them.
00:36Hopefully, she can escape J.T.'s shadow."
00:39She's competing with Oscar winners
00:41The Daily News' insider source claims that Biel missed out on some choice roles, including
00:45one in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, quote, "...Jessica was fuming when
00:49she heard she didn't get the role of Catwoman.
00:51She really thought she was going to get it, but when Christopher Nolan handed the role
00:54to Hathaway, she was devastated."
00:56It wasn't the only role Biel lost to the actress.
00:59Biel also auditioned for the role of Fantine in Les Miserables, for which Hathaway won
01:02the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
01:05Underwhelming box office numbers
01:07None of Biel's movie franchise attempts broke $100 million.
01:10The A-Team, Total Recall, and Stealth fell short of $80 million.
01:14Her starring role in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre netted $80 million.
01:18But Biel's projects that did break the $100 million mark, like I Now Pronounce You Chuck
01:22and Larry and Valentine's Day, had other noteworthy stars like Kevin James, Adam Sandler,
01:27and Julia Roberts doing the heavy lifting in terms of ticket sales.
01:30None of her other movies broke $60 million.
01:33Studio heads probably think Biel can't open a movie by herself.
01:36Her big breakout role was botched.
01:38In 2008, Biel starred in Nailed, playing a woman who becomes an infomaniac after a clumsy
01:44workman gets a nail stuck in her head and she can't afford insurance.
01:48The timely film tackled an important issue in an interesting way, but studio financing
01:52problems shelved the project.
01:54It finally came out in 2015 as Accidental Love, and it was put together so sloppily
01:59that director David O. Russell changed the directorial byline of the film to Steven Green.
02:04Critics agree that the film could have had potential if it wasn't flatlined by financial
02:07problems.
02:09Too beautiful?
02:10The New York Daily News quotes an agent who warned that Biel, quote, should get an acting
02:14coach and do an independent film or two that would show off her talent, not her beauty.
02:19She may be a gorgeous girl, but her acting ability just isn't where it needs to be.
02:22She hasn't proven that she's a real actor.
02:25If you ask Biel why she can't get work, she thinks she's just too hot.
02:28She whined to Allure, quote, I'm in there with everybody else, fighting for the good
02:32parts.
02:33Yes, the illusionist made a difference, but a huge massive difference so I can pick and
02:36choose what I want?
02:37No, I just want an opportunity.
02:40When the mag asked her if beauty was holding her back, she replied, quote, It really is
02:43a problem.
02:44I have to be blunt.
02:45Weird, it doesn't seem to be a problem for Jennifer Lawrence or Scarlett Johansson.