Charlize Theron Eyes ‘Young Adult’ Reunion With Jason Reitman And Diablo Cody
By Angie Han/April 5, 2016 7:30 am EST
Reitman made a splash with his first feature film, Thank You for Smoking, but he and Cody really broke out together with Juno — his second movie and her first. The heartfelt dramedy won Cody an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay Oscar and got Reitman nominated for Best Director. The two joined forces again a couple of years later for Karyn Kusama’s Jennifer’s Body, which Cody wrote and Reitman produced, and then again in 2011 for Young Adult.
The past few years have been a bit uneven for Reitman. After Young Adult, he veered into drama with the critically panned Labor Day and the even more poorly received Men, Women & Children. Reitman deserves credit for trying to branch out — he could’ve easily coasted on clever dramedies for the rest of his life — but neither of the films really worked. At least his foray into television has been more promising. He’s an executive producer on Hulu’s Casual, which seems closer to his usual wheelhouse in terms of tone.
