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Entries in Diablo Cody (11)

Tuesday
22Sep2009

Diablo Cody goes back to high school

DateTuesday, September 22, 2009 at 8:03PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

"Jennifer's Body" didn't exactly deliver an explosive opening at the box office last weekend ($6.8 million), but Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody is set for her new project: an adaptation of "Sweet Valley High."

"High" will be a big-screen version of the book series created by Francine Pascal. Universal is backing the movie, and the studio is in the process of acquiring the rights to the books published by Random House.

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Saturday
19Sep2009

'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' tops box office!

DateSaturday, September 19, 2009 at 9:56AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Sony Pictures Animation's "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" landed at the No. 1 spot at the North American box office Friday with a solid $8.1 million in ticket sales.

The animated adventure directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller is currently playing in both 3D and 2D format at 3,119 locations, and it follows the misadventures of an inventor who creates a device that converts water into food.

At No. 2, Steven Soderbergh's comedy "The Informant!" debuted with a daily gross of $3.6 million. The Warner Bros. release stars Matt Damon as an informant who helps the FBI expose his company's scandal all while hoping he'll be able to move up a few ranks.

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Friday
18Sep2009

Movie Review: “Jennifer’s Body”

DateFriday, September 18, 2009 at 11:11AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Seen on: September 14, 2009

The players: Director: Karyn Kusama, Writer: Diablo Cody, Cast: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, J. K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris

Facts of interest: Diablo Cody also penned "Juno."

The plot: A sexy high school cheerleader (Megan Fox) starts running around eating every tasty boy she can find.

Our quick thoughts: To tell you the truth, Karyn Kusama’s horror flick “Jennifer’s Body” worked for me. It’s not a film that will make my list of this year’s best, but it successfully establishes a menacing atmosphere and tells an entertaining action-driven story about a hot high school chick devouring every tasty boy she comes across.

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Tuesday
15Sep2009

This week's new movie releases - Sept. 18, 2009

DateTuesday, September 15, 2009 at 11:20PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Opening this week are Karyn Kusama's "Jennifer's Body" with Megan Fox; "Love Happens" with Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston; "The Informant!" with Matt Damon; and "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs."

JENNIFER'S BODY (with Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried)

Synopsis: Megan Fox plays a popular high school cheerleader with the perfect life who becomes the girl from hell when she gets possessed and begins killing and eating boys in a small town. That's when her best friend (Amanda Seyfried) tries to stop her before all hell breaks loose.

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Wednesday
26Aug2009

Solid 'Jennifer's Body' international poster

DateWednesday, August 26, 2009 at 1:21PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

As the Sept. 18, 2009 release date of Karyn Kusama's "Jennifer's Body" is approaching, more promotional material for the film pops up every week. Here is a brand-new Spanish poster for the Diablo Cody-scripted horror flick, courtesy of Aullidos.

I personally prefer this one to the American one-sheet, which I've also attached for comparison. It looks a little sharper, and more provocative. In the film, Megan Fox plays a freak possessed by a demon that causes her to eat boys. Amanda Seyfried co-stars as a friend trying to put an end to the horror show.

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Tuesday
25Aug2009

Watch this 'Jennifer's Body' behind-the-scenes clip

DateTuesday, August 25, 2009 at 7:22PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Megan Fox in Jennifer's Body

I'm not quite sure what to make of Karyn Kusama's "Jennifer's Body," an upcoming horror flick written by "Juno" Oscar winner Diablo Cody. Sure, it's got Megan Fox playing a freak possessed by a demon that causes her to eat boys, but judging only by the footage I've seen so far, this one could as well tank big time.

For now though, let's enjoy the promotional material we get to see for the horror flick, which opens Sept. 18, 2009. After the jump, I invite you to check out a short behind-the-scenes clip, in which Fox, co-star Amanda Seyfried, Cody and Kusama briefly talk story and characters. I think you'll also stumble across a tiny bit of new footage.

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Saturday
11Jul2009

Poster mania: 'Jennifer's Body;' 'Brothers' & more

DateSaturday, July 11, 2009 at 1:07AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Here are the latest movie posters, which debuted across the Web this week. Let's start with the new one-sheet for Karyn Kusama's upcoming Diablo Cody-scripted horror flick "Jennifer's Body," which stars a hot Megan Fox as a mean girl who gets a kick out of eating boys. Release: Sept. 18, 2009.

Next up is a new poster for Jim Sheridan's new drama remake "Brothers," which stars Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal. Personally, I absolutely adore this poster, and I hope the film will be as powerful as its trailer makes it out to be. Release is set for December 4.

Scroll down a bit and you'll come across a German poster for Robert Zemeckis's 3D motion capture adventure "A Christmas Carol" with Jim Carrey in several roles. The film will open November 6. Looks sweet. Here's to hoping we get to see a full trailer soon.

Finally, check out this energetic poster for Glenn Ficarra & John Requa's dramedy "I Love You Phillip Morris," starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. This is like the third film this year with "I Love You" in the title after "I Love You, Man" and " I Love You, Beth Cooper." Oh wait, "New York, I Love You" will also open soon.

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Monday
06Jul2009

Bloody trailer alert: Megan Fox in 'Jennifer's Body'

DateMonday, July 6, 2009 at 11:12AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Megan Fox in Jennifer's Body

Megan Fox is having boys for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Karyn Kusama's "Jennifer's Body," an upcoming horror flick written by "Juno" Oscar winner Diablo Cody.

A Red Band trailer for the film just debuted online, and you can check it out below. If you're dying to see Fox practically undress and devour a guy or two, you should definitely give it a try.

Fox plays Jennifer Check, a cheerleader with the perfect life who becomes the girl from hell when she gets possessed and begins killing boys in a small town. Yummy to that!

Also starring is Amanda Seyfried, who plays Jennifer's friend and tries to put an end to the horror show. Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, J.K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris and Cynthia Stevenson round out the cast.

The trailer makes the film look bloody, sexy and a bit awkward as well. Like I said before, the whole thing comes from the mind of Diabloe Cody, and that means we're in for something special. At least that's what I'm hoping for.

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Tuesday
24Feb2009

Diablo Cody to adapt zombie novel

DateTuesday, February 24, 2009 at 10:32AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Oscar-winner Diablo Cody is gearing up to produce the big-screen version of S.G. Browne's upcoming novel "Breathers: A Zombie's Lament."

According to Variety, the story follows a recently deceased man who comes back to life as a zombie and faces quite a number of challenges adapting to this new lifestyle.

Things, however, quickly start to change when he attends an Undead Anonymous meeting and connects with people dealing with the same predicament.

Geoff Latulippe will write the screenplay, and Mason Novick will co-roduce with Cody, who also wrote and will produce the upcoming horror flick "Jennifer's Body."

Cody, of course, is best known for her "Juno" script, for which she won an Academy Award. She also created television's "United States of Tara."

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Thursday
12Feb2009

New pics for 'Fame' remake, 'Jennifer's Body'

DateThursday, February 12, 2009 at 4:52PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

The folks at Entertainment Weekly visited the set of Kevin Tancharoen's upcoming remake of Alan Parker’s 1980 musical “Fame" and posted a new pic of Kherington Payne (pictures below on the left).

The picture on the right is a still from Karyn Kusama's horror flick "Jennifer's Body," written by Diablo Cody and starring Megan Fox (pictured on the right) as a man-eater who thinks her friend Needy's boyfriend would make the perfect dinner. Amanda Seyfried and Johnny Simmons co-star.

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