Diablo Cody Writing Jennifer’s Body Sequel
The project taps the film’s cult reappraisal to recenter Jennifer as a lonely, sympathetic figure and test new directions for the story.
Overview
- Diablo Cody said this week that she is writing a new Jennifer’s Body movie and that the sequel is in active, early development.
- Cody told podcast hosts she plans to portray Jennifer as more sympathetic by exploring the character’s isolation and emotional pain.
- Reports say original director Karyn Kusama and star Megan Fox are expected to return and that Amanda Seyfried is a possible returning cast member, but no casting has been officially confirmed.
- Commentators note the 2009 film’s unreliable-narrator structure leaves open creative ways for Jennifer to reappear, so plot and continuity details remain unresolved.
- The sequel is framed as a response to the original film’s later cult status after mis-marketing in 2009, and no release date or production schedule has been announced.