# The cult $120 million movie Jessica Biel calls the one that got away: “Wasn’t meant for me”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-cult-120-million-movie-jessica-biel-calls-the-one-that-got-away-wasnt-meant-for-me/
- Published: 2026-11-15T01:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T02:21:52+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/cult-120-million-movie-jessica-biel-calls-the-one-that-got-away/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Biel auditioned for *The Notebook* between takes on a horror film.
- Rachel McAdams won the role.
- Biel says the missed opportunity was “not meant” for her.

## Summary

Jessica Biel says *The Notebook* remains one of the roles she wonders about missing out on. She auditioned for the romantic drama while filming *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre*, but the part went to Rachel McAdams; Biel reflects that the role “wasn’t meant for me”.

The film became a major hit and helped establish McAdams and Ryan Gosling as prominent stars. Biel instead took on a range of thriller, horror and action roles, later earning acclaim for *The Sinner* and working as an executive producer. She says it is impossible to know how her career might have changed if she had been cast.

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