Yahoo Lifestyle Amanda Seyfried Teases ‘Jennifer’s Body’ Sequel: “I Didn’t Confirm It!”
More than 15 years later, Jennifer Check is ready for a resurrection.
Although Amanda Seyfried stopped short of confirming a sequel to her 2009 horror comedy Jennifer’s Body is in the works, she certainly gave fans of the Diablo Cody-written, Karyn Kusama-directed cult classic some hope.
More from Deadline
“I think we’re making another one,” Seyfried told Bloody Disgusting. “I didn’t confirm it! I said, ‘I think.’ We’re working on it.”
In Jennifer’s Body, Needy (Seyfried) is BFFs with the titular mean girl played by Megan Fox, whose body becomes possessed by a succubus with a taste for teen boys after a botched sacrifice by a devil-worshipping boy band (led by Adam Brody).
Last year, Cody expressed optimism in a potential Jennifer’s Body 2 after hopes that her latest film Lisa Frankenstein would be the “final push that I need to actually make it happen. It’s hard to get things made these days.”
Although she acknowledged to Deadline that the original movie was a “commercial and critical disaster” after it was mis-marketed, Cody said the film’s cult status has renewed her inspiration with the genre.
“I was nervous to get back into that,” said Cody. “And then this magical thing happened the last few years where that movie found an audience and people began to really appreciate it. And it gave me the confidence to say, ‘You know what? I never lost my passion for that world and I want to do another one.’ So, I’m here.”
Fox has also confirmed she’s interested in revisiting the role. “I don’t think it’s a hard movie to make a sequel to,” she told The Washington Post in 2021. “I mean, they should make it into a TV series. That would be cool.”
Jennifer’s Body also stars Johnny Simmons, Kyle Gallner, J.K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris and Chris Pratt.
Best of Deadline
Sign up for Deadline's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
