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Earlier this year, Jennifer’s Body star Amanda Seyfried hinted that a sequel to the 2009 cult hit horror was in the works, with today seemingly bringing confirmation that Jennifer’s Body 2 is indeed happening – but does that mean Megan Fox is on board too?
In a new interview for Variety, Seyfried sat down with fellow Jennifer’s Body star Adam Brody (who played the Satanic lead of emo rock band Low Shoulder) to chat about their history in the industry together, with Seyfried outlining her one condition for returning to the role of Anita “Needy” Lesnicki:
Seyfried: We’re making another [“Jennifer’s Body”]. Are you going to do it?
Brody: I heard. I wasn’t contacted. I died [in the first one].
Seyfried: So did Megan Fox, and I’m not doing it without her.
So there you have it folks – the Jennifer’s Body sequel will – wisely – not go ahead without its titular teen succubus. Although Jennifer does die at the end of the first film, as Brody is quick to point out, this is a supernatural story and, in horror, anything can happen.
While we’ve yet to hear official confirmation from Fox that she’s returning, the star has previously called her role as Jennifer her favorite of her filmography, so we can’t imagine she’d say no to returning, dead or otherwise.
In the interview, Seyfried then goes on to say she doesn’t know if director Karyn Kusama will return for Jennifer’s Body 2, but writer Diablo Cody certainly has a sequel on her agenda, previously revealing to Bloody Disgusting that:
“YES! I wanna do a sequel,” Cody excitedly admits. “I am not done with Jennifer’s Body. I just need to find… I need to partner with people who believe it in as much as I do and that hasn’t really happened yet. I need someone to believe in it who has a billion dollars.”
Unfairly maligned upon release due to what many have attributed to a poor marketing campaign, Jennifer’s Body has been rightfully reclaimed as an example of bloody feminist horror with a sapphic streak. Arguably ahead of its time, a sequel would fit right in with the current horror landscape of today, much of which was shaped by Jennifer’s Body.
Look out for more on the Jennifer’s Body sequel as we get it.
