The last time you probably saw hot actress Jessica Biel, she was a freaked out traveler cornered by Leatherface in the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. No more babe in jeopardy for this little lady. Jessica now plays Abigail Whistler, a vampire fighter whose skill with a futuristic bow and arrow has no equal in Blade: Trinity. This is Jessica's first big action heroine role and she was determined to look and feel the part. Now she can give Fantastic Four boyfriend Chris Evans a run for his money.

Jessica in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: 2003 Credit: New Line Cinema

The actress looked anything but combat ready when we interviewed her in L.A. recently. Dressed in a very soft package (beige slacks, knit shirt, brown seed pearl drop earrings and blonde-streaked hair in a long braid down her back), she looked more ready for a tea party than a vampire hunting slug fest but she was all fired up and ready to tell us all about her extensive "Blade" fight training and the fun and pranks on set...

TeenHollywood: You still look in shape but the training for this film must have been exhausting!

Jessica: I was in the gym six days a week for a couple of hours a day and then an hour of fight training, an hour of archery and a super-strict diet throughout the whole movie. There was heavy weightlifting to bulk up in the beginning. Then once I got to a certain size it was a more maintaining and lots of cardio to kind of lean down. Work to build, then maintain, then lean it out as much as we could.