Jennifer’s Body 2 Is Finally (Really) Happening Because Sapphic Fans Never Give Up

Underrated and mismarketed, Jennifer’s Body did not find its core audience of sapphic movie lovers until long after its release. I still remember the first time I watched it, in the early 2020s, having grown up believing the narrative that it was a movie that simply pandered to the “male gaze” with gratuitous shots of Megan Fox in low-cut tops. And yes, there’s some cleavage, but what I found in Jennifer’s Body was a hilarious yet tender portrayal of bisexuality and best friendship. Of course it was. It had been made by director Karyn Kusuma and Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody, and neither seemed like the type to want to do a movie just about T&A — but it was 2009, and that’s the way the studio sent it out the door.The good news is all that critical reevaluation seems to have actually paid off: After years of rumor, speculation, and promising interview clips, horror news site Dread Central has confirmed that Megan Fox will be returning for Jennifer’s Body 2 — and that co-star Amanda Seyfried is also expected to return. This follows a Production Weekly listing earlier this week suggesting that the film — which will once again feature Kusuma directing a Cody script — would officially begin filming in Vancouver this October (fitting!). There’s a lot we still don’t know about this project, but where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and this is officially enough reports for us to believe the sequel will finally see the light of day.And honestly, that’s a small miracle at a time when LGBTQ+ characters in film are on the decline, according to GLAAD data — and when many shows that center sapphic experiences can’t seem to make it past one season, thanks to executives who prematurely pull the plug. For a box-office failure like Jennifer’s Body to get a sequel over 15 years after release is a testament to how vocal queer women have been about wanting to see this movie done justice.In 2021, for this publication, writer Sarah Fonesca documented th