Juno director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody, who is being hailed as the next Quentin Tarantino in terms of being a 'fresh, new voice,' are teaming up again, this time for a horror movie. Hollywood Reporter says that Reitman will be producing Cody's film Jennifer's Body, which already has Transformers showpiece Meagan Fox attached to star.
"Body" tells the story of a cheerleader who is possessed by a demon and starts feeding off the boys in a Minnesota farming town. Her "plain Jane" best friend must kill her, then escape from a correctional facility to go after the Satan-worshiping rock band responsible for the transformation.
"Comedy and horror have always been inescapable cousins," Reitman said. "They both draw a similar type of storyteller, one who wants to manipulate the audience. Whether you want to make an audience laugh or you want to make an audience freak out, you're looking for a similar firsthand relationship with the viewer where you are pushing them to react."
