Diablo Cody to Pen Something Secret for Steven Spielberg
Filed under: Comedy, Dreamworks
Dang it's pretty wild how just one little movie has turned Diablo Cody into the most discussed screenwriter since Joe Eszterhas. (I was going to say "...since David Mamet," but he's a playwright first.) The gal has a tons of projects in the percolation stage -- from the Showtime series The United States of Tara to the Fox-heavy thriller known as Jennifer's Body -- and now she's been hired by Steven Spielberg (once again) to turn one of his ideas into a movie. (It's only a matter of time before Spielberg forces Diablo Cody to marry Shia LaBeouf, isn't it?)According to Variety, the untitled project is a comedy. Oh, also the "studio is keeping story details under such tight wraps that even dealmakers involved with the project were in the dark." That's it. An idea by Spielberg that Cody will adapt. No producers, actors, directors have been announced. And yet ... somehow I know that DreamWorks already has a hit on its hands.
In related news, I think Cody is really cute.
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7-16-2008 @ 8:02PM
Thad Garrison said...
For some reason, I just cannot like Diablo Cody. Her entire affected "quirky-girl" persona drives me nuts. She seems to be powered entirely by meta-referencing and retro hipster tedium.
I truly wasn't wowed by Juno, which was cute but hardly an Oscar-worthy screenplay. But hey, maybe she'll write something new and surprise or delight me. That would at least justify her win for me.
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7-17-2008 @ 11:08AM
Jim Treacher said...
Another reason Mamet isn't an appropriate comparison: he can write. Honest to blog.
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7-17-2008 @ 11:08AM
kevjohn said...
Hopefully what she's penning is her resignation letter from the film industry.
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