The question Amanda Seyfried has been asked most on the red carpet in early 2026 is whether Jennifer’s Body 2 is actually in the works and whether Megan Fox will come back. The long-rumored follow-up to the 2009 horror cult phenomenon is moving forward, but there’s still a lot of ground to cover.
Amanda Seyfried insists on Megan Fox’s return
The project’s director, Karyn Kusama, recently revealed that original screenwriter Diablo Cody is actively working on a script for the follow-up to Jennifer’s Body. The new project has been described by Kusama as “fun and crazy” but with the same sharp, edgy feel that helped the original achieve cult status years after its initial release. Cody has also expressed renewed interest in the project, especially after learning that her horror comedy Lisa Frankenstein exists in the same offbeat universe.
The biggest hurdle facing the project is casting. Amanda Seyfried has been very vocal about her stance on the matter. “I’m not doing it without her,” she’s said many times in many interviews. However, she’s recently revealed that she hasn’t spoken to Megan Fox about the project in over a year. While the studio “has tested her temperature,” no official discussions have taken place about working together. “I’m like, ‘Yeah, it’s a cult classic, so I wonder what that looks like. It’s interesting doing a sequel, but I understand that, you know, generations has passed and there’s something new to be found and the culture shifts happening, but I don’t know if it will be interesting to see what comes of it.” So, while there’s momentum on the creative side, the stars simply haven’t aligned.
Of course, there’s also the question of whether Jennifer is actually dead. Amanda Seyfried doesn’t seem to think she is. Since Jennifer was actually possessed by a demon in the original, it’s speculated that she may actually be alive. In a series of playful interviews, she’s imagined what Jennifer’s life might look like if she were thriving in some unexpected location, with Needy still trying to figure out her own supernatural evolution.
The final concern is simply ensuring that they market the project better than they did the original. The original was sold as a male gaze teen romp rather than the feminist horror satire that it actually was. This time around, they’d like to focus more on the devoted cult fan base that’s helped the original achieve cult status online in the last 15+ years.
