Diablo Cody Says Jennifer's Body 2 Will Dig Into Why Jennifer Is Sympathetic
Diablo Cody is describing the sequel to Jennifer's Body as "imminent," and says the follow-up will "explore even more about why Jennifer is sympathetic and what she's been through." Jennifer is Megan Fox's teen succubus, whom Cody is preparing to resurrect; Deadline reports the film will add a more human element to the demonic role.
Sequels to monster movies face a familiar fork. You can keep the creature as appetite and menace, or you can hand her reasons — and reasons are what make an audience stop flinching. Cody is saying out loud that she's taking the second road.
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Sympathy is where horror sequels often go soft. Explain the hunger and the hunger stops being frightening; it becomes a condition, and conditions invite understanding rather than dread.
Or the reverse: a monster with reasons is harder to write off as a plot device, and a second film has to justify itself somehow. Adding a more human element to a demonic role is at least a deliberate choice rather than a bigger version of the first film.