Jessica Biel has backed out of playing sexy villainess Viper in 20th Century Fox’s The Wolverine, a sequel to the studio’s horrible X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Stepping into the dog shit role is Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova, reports Twitch.

Khodchenkova joins a cast that includes Hal Yamanouchi (Push) as Yashida, Tao Okamoto as one-time Wolverine fiancee Mariko, Rila Fukushima as assassin Yukio, Hiroyuki Sanada (“LOST”) as Wolverine foe the  Silver Samurai and Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine.

Khodchenkova has starred in a variety of Russian films and posed for the October 2008 issue of Playboy Russia. The 29-year-old is best known in America for her role in the old-people thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

The Wolverine is directed by James Mangold (Knight and Day, 3:10 to Yuma).

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