Jessica Biel’s Notebook Audition Was Bloodier Than You’d Expect

Why? Because she and Ryan Gosling had the great idea to turn the Nicholas Sparks weeper into a virtually wordless John Hughes slasher film with awesome satin jackets. Just kidding, it was because she auditioned with Gosling in her trailer while filming the 2003 remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Biel says that Allie Calhoun is the “role that got away,” though any Notebook fan will tell you that no true love is ever really lost, especially if you build it a pretty house and take it on boat rides with swans. Just some helpful tips for Notebook 2, Jess. You got this. [Elle]

Jessica Biel’s Notebook Audition Was Bloodier Than You’d Expect