Tag: Diablo Cody
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Original ‘Barbie’ Writer Exited Sony’s Failed Movie Because ‘They Wanted a Girl-Boss Feminist Twist on Barbie’ and ‘That’s Not What Barbie Is’
When Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” finally opens in theaters later this month, it will mark the end of a long, long journey to get the iconic Mattel doll to the big screen. Sony Pictures originally had the rights to Barbie and spent years trying to get a movie off the ground. Actors such…
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Diablo Cody Didn’t Have the ‘Freedom’ to Write a Great ‘Barbie’ Script: Studio Wanted a ‘Girl-Boss’ Twist
Diablo Cody is addressing her botched “Barbie” script for Sony five years after the fact.The Oscar-winning “Juno” screenwriter was attached to pen the screenplay for a meta “Barbie” movie before exiting in 2018. Cody was enlisted to re-write former “Sex and the City” writer Jenny Bicks’ 2014 Sony script. Amy Schumer was initially cast in…