A few days ago "Deadline" and "Collider" reported that uber-hottie/actress/Justin Timberlake's* fiance Jessica Biel would be portraying the character Viper in next year's The Wolverine.
Sadly it is not to be.
"Collider' reports that negotiations broke down between Biel and Fox, and that Biel has officially pulled out of the project. Sigh. Would have been nice to see her in that skin-tight green outfit.
In any case I have zero idea who Viper actually is. I'm not an avid comic book reader by any stretch of the imagination, but even I had to Google this character. Apparently she has significant ties to the Wolverine Japan story arc that the next film explores. What's also interesting is that Viper is a former Captain America villain and has ties to both S.H.I.E.L.D. and The Avengers. One wonders if Viper will appear in the next Avengers film.
With less than a month to go before principal photography begins, expect Biel's replacement to be announced sooner rather than later.
The Wolverine releases July 26th of next year.
*How lucky is Justin Timberlake??
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