In 2016, she co-starred with Patrick Wilson (with whom she had worked on "The A-Team") in the thriller "A Kind of Murder", based on the novel "The Blunderer" by Patricia Highsmith. She voiced the character Vix in the animated film "Spark", with Susan Sarandon and Hilary Swank, which was released in 2016. Biel also appeared in the drama "The Book of Love", based on the book "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea", about an introverted architect (Jason Sudeikis) who loses his wife (Biel) and sets out to help a teenager named Millie (Maisie Williams). Biel also produced the project from its conception some years prior, and was directed by Bill Purple, who directed her in the short film "Hole in the Paper Sky". The film was released in January 2017.