Archive for the 'Diablo Cody' Category

It's just so sad!

We're all still shocked by the death of the world's first Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, but many celebz — including Roger Ebert's friends, colleagues, and the U.S. President — are already expressing their condolences via Twitter.

Here are but a few remembrances:

"I find it very interesting that a man can be a stripper, talk about it openly, go on SNL and parody it in several sketches, and nobody accuses him of leveraging his sexuality to get ahead. They applaud it. And he did make a quality film, and it obviously did really well, and it had a certain pedigree - it wasn't trashy - but I do not think a woman would be treated the same way. I'm living proof of that. A woman's sexuality is dangerous and threatening and dirty, and for Channing, it's a charming tool in his arsenal. And I love Magic Mike. I love Channing. This is in no way a diss on him."

- Diablo Cody, on the double standard between men and women in Hollywood, via Vulture

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Sounds like Octavia Spencer’s big Oscar win is making her quite the sought after star!

The Help actress, along with Chronicle’s Michael B. Jordan, are currently negotiating deals to star in the film Fruitvale.

The flick, to be produced by Forrest Whitaker and Nina Yang, will tell the true story of

The Evil Dead remake has its replacement star!

Jane Levy, whom you may recognize from the ABC sitcom Suburgatory, is reportedly in negotiations to take over for Lily Collins, who exited production of the Fede Alvarez-directed feature, as Mia, a young woman recovering from a recent overdose and heading to the remote cabin in the woods with five friends and - yeah, you know the drill!

"It seems a lot of people in power are not comfortable with women writing or directing. They think it's incompatible with motherhood or some other responsibility, and that freaks me out. A lot of women are doing amazing things as producers and executive producers, but on the creative side? Not as much, and that's deeply depressing."

Diablo Cody on the lack of women in creative positions in Hollywood.

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Excellent choices!

Last month, the Writers' Guild of America East and West released the nomination list for the 2012 Writers Guild Awards…minus the film categories.

Now, the film nominees have been announced, and some of the writers being recognized include Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo for Bridesmaids, Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris, Diablo Cody for Young Adult, and Tate Taylor for The Help!

Check out the full list of film nominees AFTER THE JUMP!

Which films do U think had the best screenplays this year???

The deadites are coming…but not until 2013!

Last we heard about the Evil Dead remake, Sony Pictures had made a distribution deal for the FilmDistrict/Ghost House Pictures flick.

Now, we're hearing that the film has officially been given a release date of April 12, 2013!

We've also learned some new story details! In this version of the cult classic horror flick, a group of friends travel to a remote cabin where they find the Book of the Dead. After the book is read, the group must "fight to survive when a demonic force is unleashed."

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