Over 15 years after a disastrous theatrical run, Jennifer's Body is likely getting a sequel. Director Karyn Kusama recently confirmed that screenwriter Diablo Cody is actively working on the follow-up, and based on her excitement, the project might capture the same chaotic energy that turned the original into an unlikely feminist horror classic."I know she's working on it right now, and I'm very excited to hear what comes of it," Kusama said in a recent interview with Deadline. "I know some of the bones of it, so I'm not going to give anything away, but it sounds fun and crazy like the first film. And I have no doubt that Diablo will do something absolutely incredible with it."Jennifer's Body follows two high school friends, one of whom is possessed after a rock band performs a violent ritual on her. She returns from the dead with a new lust for the blood of boys, leaving her friend Needy picking up the body parts. - YouTube www.youtube.com The timing feels right for a return to Devil's Kettle, Minnesota. When the film premiered in 2009, it barely grossed $31 million worldwide on a modest $16 million budget. Critics dismissed it as tonally confused, not sure what to make of its quirky dialogue and themes, and audiences mostly stayed away. The studio marketed the film almost exclusively on Megan Fox's sex appeal, pitching it to young men despite Kusama and Cody creating something intended for more diverse audiences. There's a famous TIFF presser in...
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