collider.com - 9/23/2009
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I maintain that “Jennifer’s Body” wasn’t the fault of screenwriter Diablo Cody but rather a mismatch between Cody and director Karyn Kusama where it seemed like one wanted to make an ode-to-”Heathers” and the other wanted to make a straight horror flick. ...
heatvisionblog.com - 9/23/2009
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heatvisionblog.com —
"Sweet Valley High" filtered through Diablo Cody? That
is exactly what Universal is doubling down on, in
negotiations to pick up the rights to the long-running book series, with Cody attached to adapt. Cody also will produce with Mason Novick...
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Diablo Cody adapting 'Sweet Valley High'
variety.com - 9/23/2009
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variety.com —
'Juno' writer to pen, produce Universal film Diablo
Cody's heading back to high school, signing on to
write and produce an adaptation of the "Sweet Valley High" book series for Universal. Mason Novick, Adam Siegel and Marc Platt are also producing. U ...
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Diablo Cody takes on 'Sweet Valley' - Entertainment ...
cinematical.com - 9/25/2009
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cinematical.com —
Though it really could mean anything, because people
in Hollywood take meetings with other people in Hollywood
every single day (it's what they do, and it keeps them alive), we found it rather interesting to learn that Diablo Cody met with Playboy ...
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Diablo Cody Writing Hugh Hefner Biopic?
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Sweet Valley High Twins to Talk in Diablo Codyspeak. Today in Film Bloggery 09/23/09
SpoutBlog —
... a Sweet Valley High movie ought to be:
Attaching Cody to this project strikes me as a canny move. Not only is she apparently a fan, but giving it to a writer with a known “edge” might broaden the appeal to cynics and, possibly, males. I’m far from Cody’s biggest fan, but I’m still a lot more likely to check out the movie than I would have been otherwise.
Matt Goldberg at Collider is another male who is surprised to be interested:
Never would I have imagined that I could be ...
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