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‘Juno’ Writer Diablo Cody Goes Horror, Channels ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ In ‘Body’
‘Juno’ Writer Diablo Cody Goes Horror, Channels ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ In ‘Body’
By now, you might be feeling guilty this holiday season with the realization that you’d rather hang with the boundary-breaking family of “Juno” than your own. But that feeling might fade soon enough, as screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman are hard at work planning a follow-up that could make us all run and hide in the arms of a loved one. “It’s ...
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Director Tapped for Diablo Cody's Horror Flick
Cinematical — ... According to a typically entertaining entry at the MTV Movies Blog, Jennifer's Body "tells the story of a seemingly-perfect cheerleader whose life is thrown into disarray when she gets possessed by a demon, begins eating boys in her small Minnesota town, then faces off against her best friend and the Satan-worshipping band that made her evil." Check out the full article for a lot more on the project. ...

Karyn Kusama to Direct Diablo Cody's Script Jennifer's Body
FirstShowing.net — ... In the film, Megan Fox plays a cheerleader in a sleepy Minnesota town. Described as a Heathers-type dark comedy, it tells the story of a seemingly-perfect cheerleader whose life is thrown into disarray when she gets possessed by a demon, begins eating boys in her small Minnesota town, then faces off against her best friend and the Satan-worshipping band that made her evil. Via an interview at MTV, Diablo Cody describes more of the inspiration behind the film. ...

Juno Was the Real No. 2 Movie Last Weekend, Not Legend
BuzzSugar — ... Cody, whose favorite horror movie is apparently Rosemary's Baby, recently told the MTV Movies Blog that Jennifer's Body is "a horror movie, and it’s also about teenagers...It’s a lot darker [than Juno], and it also has comedic elements. Horror is my favorite genre — and like Juno, I like horror movies." I can't wait to see the next project to come out of Cody's awesome imagination. ...

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Reuters - "Girlfight" filmmaker Karyn Kusama is in negotiations to direct "Transformers" vixen Megan Fox in "Jennifer's Body," a comedic horror movie about a possessed cheerleader.
"Girlfight" director takes on demonic cheerleader (Reuters)Yahoo! News: Gossip/Celebrity News 1/8/2008
Reuters - "Girlfight" filmmaker Karyn Kusama is in negotiations to direct "Transformers" vixen Megan Fox in "Jennifer's Body," a comedic horror movie about a possessed cheerleader.
"Girlfight" director takes on demonic cheerleader (Reuters)Yahoo! News: Movie News 1/8/2008
Reuters - "Girlfight" filmmaker Karyn Kusama is in negotiations to direct "Transformers" vixen Megan Fox in "Jennifer's Body," a comedic horror movie about a possessed cheerleader.
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Reuters - "Girlfight" filmmaker Karyn Kusama is in negotiations to direct "Transformers" vixen Megan Fox in "Jennifer's Body," a comedic horror movie about a possessed cheerleader.
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