After experiencing an ultra-successful 2009 — not to mention the Oscar possibilities that still lie ahead — it’s safe to say that pretty much everyone has their eye on Jason Reitman. Well, according to this article from /Film, the man behind Up in the Air has lined up his next project. After some speculation that Jay and Mark Duplass were working on a script for Reitman to direct, it turns out that the brothers instead will direct the film themselves, with Reitman on board to produce. Read the full story

20th Century Fox | US | 102 mins

Jennifer’s Body comes from the Oscar winning mind of Diablo Cody, the writer behind the very good Juno and the highly enjoyable United States of Tara. This film features the same form of dialog — hipster lingo filled with pop culture references. It’s less successful this time around due to the scare-less gags, hit and miss comedy and the fact that there’s no character that is nearly as compelling as Juno. It tries to find the perfect balance between horror and comedy, and it just doesn’t work.

After a voodoo sacrifice event, the beautiful and condescending Jennifer (Megan Fox) becomes a man eating demon. She obtains this curse after being taken away to a voodoo sacrifice event after a blazing fire erupts at a crappy small town bar. From there on, she’s hungry for eating horny teen boys. While Jenifer continues to devour boys to feed her appetite, her BFF Needy (Amanda Seyfried) is hesitant and unsure about what to do. She’s lived under Jenifer’s gigantic shadow throughout her whole life and now she must kill her. After finally getting rid of this hesitation, she’s ready to stop Jennifer after she starts eyeing her dorky boyfriend Chip.

This was obviously intended to be a throwback to the fun horror comedies of the 80’s, but all it does is rehash old tricks. The story is, for the most part, fairly predictable. As stated earlier, this is extremely formulaic. When characters such as the jock and the hilarious goth kid are introduced, its not hard to predict their character’s fates. There’s also a few plot points that aren’t fully expanded on. Needy’s relationship with her mother is a completely wasted subplot and the rules of Jennifer’s condition also aren’t fully explained. When she’s full and fed, is she back to normal and just aware of her curse/actions? Is she just partial demon during these moments? Does she enjoy this power? The film never explains. Much of the story feels half baked and rushed. It’s messy and not very original, and it also features one of the year’s most cringe worthy and laughably over dramatic death scenes. Read the full story

20th Century Fox has released the first trailer for the upcoming Jennifer’s Body over at Shock Til You Drop, the trailer was originally suppose to debut this Friday with Bruno. The story revolves round high schooler Jennifer who becomes possessed by a boy eating demon. After her best friend Needy learns about her demon and boy eating problem she learns she must fight her off to save all the boys and herself. Jennifer’s Body is written by Diablo Cody and is directed by Karyn Kusama (Aeon Flux). The film also stars Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, J.K. Simmons, Adam Brody, and Amy Sedaris. Jennifer’s Body hits theaters September 18th, 2009.

This actually looks surprisingly good. Not enough horror comedies are released now a days, except for the great Drag Me to Hell which was criminally overlooked by general audiences. Its got everything the horror geek inside of me wants i.e lots of over-the-top blood, a funny story, and cheesy one liners. Another aspect that I am so impressed by is that Megan Fox actually looks good here. Maybe she was right that she could be a good actress if she was given the right material, which she wont get from the Transformers films. She looks funny, scary, and even kind of intimidating. Hopefully the end product lives up to this fun trailer.

Are you still excited for Jennifer’s Body? What do you think of this trailer?

/Film reported today that Megan Fox’s (Transformers) new film Jennifer’s Body has been given an R rating by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America). But don’t get your hopes up for any nudity from Fox. According to the official rating the R was received for “sexuality, bloody violence, language and brief drug use”. The film is written by Diablo Cody, the Oscar winning scribe behind Juno. The film is directed by Karyn Kusama (Aeon Flux) and also stars J.K. Simmons, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody, Amy Sedaris, and Chris Pratt.

Jennifer’s Body hits theaters September 18th, 2009.

Are you looking foward to Jennifer’s Body? Did you expect this rating?