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LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Jessica Biel is in negotiations to star in the upcoming period romance film, Vivaldi.

The movie is about a forbidden love affair between violin virtuoso Antonio Vivaldi and his protege, singer Anna Tessieri Giro. Their relationship helps inspire him to write his masterpiece, The Four Seasons.

Vivaldi will be directed by Patricia Riggen, and Luke Evans is expected to star alongside Biel. The actress, who is linked with Justin Timberlake, will be starring in Fox's summer action flick, The A-Team.

Also expected to star in Vivaldi: Neve Campbell, Alfred Molina, Malcolm McDowell and Dakota Fanning's kid sister, Elle.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Jessica Biel and Jake Gyllenhaal are set to star together in the romantic comedy Nailed.

The movie will reportedly be finished without the direction of writer-director David O. Russell. After talks went sour with financier Ronald Tutor, Russell withdrew himself from the $26 million production.

According to online reports, producers have described the talks as "unprofessional" and "unfair."

Nailed focuses on a waitress who is shot in the head by a nail gun and later goes to Washington to fight for better health care. Just after her trip begins, a relationship develops.

The film is expected to hit theaters this year.

LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Jessica Biel has reportedly joined the cast of Marvel's The Wolverine as Victoria/Viper.

Justin Timberlake's 30-year-old fiancee will star opposite Hugh Jackman in the X-Men spin-off, according to Deadline.

The Wolverine will also star Will Yun Lee and Brian Tee as villains.

The highly-anticipated action flick, set in Japan, hits theaters in July 2013.