A Look At Diablo Cody’s Projects In Development
By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 5, 2007 5:07 pm EST
The United States of Tara: Steven Spielberg handpicked Cody to write the pilot for a comedy idea he had about a woman who struggles to find a balance between her dissociative identity disorder and raising a dysfunctional family. Cody conceived the story, and pitched it to him over the phone at the Universal lot, and has yet to meet the famous director in person. “Isn’t that awesome? It’s like Charlie’s Angels. So we had the call, and he said, ‘Okay, go write it.’ I walked outside and just went numb. E.T. is the first film I ever saw in the theater. I sank down to the curb and put my head between my knees.” Showtime is producing the series with Toni Collette attached to star.
Burlesque: Cody was brought on board to rewrite/revise this contemporary musical which is being called “Moulin Rouge meets Cabaret” for director Steven Antin (The Good Mother). The film follows a young woman who tries to escape a hollow past by performing in a neo-burlesque club in Los Angeles.
The EW article also reveals that one day soon, she hopes to direct.
Read the full profile on Cody on EW.com.
“If I were a dude, I don’t know that I’d be so eager. But I feel like I have a responsibility to try because there’s such a paucity of female directors. There are worse things you can do in life than direct a bad movie.”
