Diablo Cody tackles DreamWorks comedy
Steven Spielberg has another idea to bounce off Diablo Cody. The Oscar-winning “Juno” scribe has been tapped to pen an untitled comedy script for DreamWorks that is based on an original idea by Spielberg. Studio is keeping story details under such tight wraps that even dealmakers involved with the project were in the dark. There are no producers yet attached. Project marks the second time the pair have collaborated. Cody wrote the pilot and is exec producing Showtime series “The United States of Tara,” also based on an original idea from Spielberg. - from Variety
Fiddle faddle! Showtime picks up Diablo Cody’s “The United States of Tara,” Homeskillet. (Slang doesn’t make sense, added in to annoy. Kinda like in Juno.)
The pay cable channel has greenlighted 12 episodes of the comedy, from DreamWorks TV and Steven Spielberg. It’s expected to go into production sometime in the summer.
“Tara,” written by Oscar winner Diablo Cody, stars Toni Collette as a wife and mother with dissociative identity disorder. John Corbett co-stars as her husband. - From THR
Diablo Cody STILL Twittering. STILL Pointless.
I am doing my stunt! FUCKING HUGE. about 11 hours ago from txt
Geek POV shots, ahoy! about 15 hours ago from txt
Production is letting me keep video camera! Will be perfect for my roller coaster trip this summer. about 15 hours ago from txt
@ isky Bring breath mints! about 16 hours ago from txt in reply to isky
I wish California Cooler still existed. about 16 hours ago from txt
Happy birthday Ahmet! How about a cake iced with Dan’s smegma? about 16 hours ago from txt
You’re missing *A* ham. Me. about 16 hours ago from txt
A real fire must be so horrifying. Moment of silence. about 16 hours ago from txt
The ham might be just me. about 16 hours ago from txt
It’s hot and it stinks like ham and fire extinguisher. about 16 hours ago from txt
Bar is going up in flames. about 16 hours ago from txt
“This ain’t Mister Rogers,” says my co-bartender, watching them soak the rafters in fuel. “This ain’t pretend.” about 16 hours ago from txt
Thank you for being in our movie, Adam Brody! about 17 hours ago from txt
Kingsleynova! about 18 hours ago from txt
@ cinemagic Anyone can have my ass if they just follow my simple regime of drinking hot bacon grease with every meal. about 19 hours ago from txt in reply to cinemagic
Diddle Diablo’s Twitter
Oscar winner Diablo Cody is exposing her Twitter to all:
I strung Christmas lights on my gate so the Pizza Hut guy could find me more easily. True story.
about 6 hours ago from txt
Now he’s face-fucking one of my Vans. He likes the smell. about 9 hours ago from txt
My Dog is Currently: showing a dehydrated cow penis who’s boss. about 11 hours ago from txt
Remember when Tyra’s production company was called “Ty Ty Baby”? That was awesome. about 11 hours ago from txt
I have still never seen an episode of “The Hills.” I am missing a lively cultural dialogue. about 15 hours ago from txt
I feel like Julia Allison or something. about 15 hours ago from txt
Watching Jennifer’s Body dailies; got a wettie already! about 15 hours ago from txt
“My fucking wife has an ass in her cock over in the driveway, all right?” about 15 hours ago from web
Just had a meeting about main titles for the show. Trying to avoid Juno-type music lest I be mistaken for an avowed freak-folkie. about 16 hours ago from txt
My Oscar looks so shiny today! YAY! RING POP! about 16 hours ago from txt
These pants are cool. I look like a fucking train conductor. Let it be said: I RULE. about 17 hours ago from txt
That said: wowie zowie, what a beautiful day. about 18 hours ago from txt
I am on my way to the production office. My daily Kombucha habit is beginning to erode my mouth. And my legs are all bruisy. I am a one- … … about 18 hours ago from txt
(tap dances) about 18 hours ago from txt
GOOD MORNING TWITTER! about 18 hours ago from txt
Diablo Cody on her DIY Oscar…
See, my Oscar (or as the statue is awkwardly referred to around here, “it”) has been naked and anonymous since Han Solo handed it to me. Mr. Spielberg tells me they used to cruelly wrest the Oscar from your grip right after you won. Then they’d have it engraved and ship it to you in a few weeks. That shit is cold, right?
Nowadays they’re a bit more humane. You go home with your nameless Oscar (to faciliate nursing and co-sleeping) and then they mail you a DIY faceplate & screws. I just received mine, and being all thumbs, I could not get the thing to attach.
Neither could Loren, unfortunately, but he knew of some skilled metalworkers who could. So he found himself in the odd position of having to take my Oscar with him when he left last night. We swaddled it in a towel like the Christ-child, then placed it in one of the many hemp fiber tote bags I amassed on the Hollywood swag circuit.
It feels empty in here. At least I have my BAFTA (who is named Morris) to keep me company. You can kind of see Morris in the background of the photo, along with my prized Howard Shum portrait and a very special hamburger phone. And yes, that giant bean bag chair– aka “The Tuffet”– is my primary seating area. Nothing but class!
Via her myspace page
Diablo Cody is Showtime’s Homeskillet
Diablo Cody’s comedy pilot “The United States of Tara” is moving closer to a series order at Showtime with the hire of writer-producer Alexa Junge. Additionally, Portia Doubleday and Keir Gilchrist have joined the cast of the DreamWorks TV-produced pilot, which stars Toni Collette as Tara, a wife and mother with multiple-personality syndrome.
Via HR