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Megan Fox's Jennifer's Body: Amanda Seyfried calls it perfect and says the marketing sucked
Seyfried told GQ in 2025 that she can't critique the movie, and a sequel with Fox and Seyfried is now confirmed.
Seyfried's verdict
Amanda Seyfried said in a 2025 GQ interview that she can't critique the movie and considers it a perfect movie. [1] That matters to anyone who caught the film on release and wrote it off, and to fans of Megan Fox who have followed its long reappraisal.
Her praise has a limit. Seyfried said the marketing sucked and that the group agrees. [1]
What Seyfried says went wrong
Seyfried described director Karyn Kusama as a fierce advocate of women in storytelling. [1] She believes Kusama enriched the story, but the marketing team cheapened the concept into a gory romp film. [1]
Kusama has made a similar complaint. In a 2019 interview, she blamed the movie's marketing and accused the departments of failing to understand the movie they were promoting. [1]
How the campaign sold it
The trailer shows Needy confronting Jennifer for killing people, and Jennifer responds that she is killing boys. [1] It never hinted at what turned Jennifer into a monster. [1] On the author's reading of the film, Jennifer is a victim of a botched sacrifice. [1]
The posters centered Megan Fox in several skimpy outfits. [1] Most promotional materials left Seyfried out of the frame, even though the movie is narrated from her point of view. [1] Needy and Jennifer's friendship is central to the plot, and the promotional materials failed to emphasize it. [1]
The marketing catered to boys, likely fans of Fox from the Transformers series, and the film was received poorly by critics. [1] A 2009 Rotten Tomatoes review by Laremy Legel said it's almost as if no one knows what to do with Megan Fox. [1]
The cost
The marketing may have killed the film's box-office success. [1] The original flopped commercially after a mis-marketed campaign, compounded by harsh media coverage of Fox. [2]
Fox said she went through a very dark moment after the film because of the marketing. [1]
The cult afterlife
Kusama said the film found its audience anyway and that its cult status is deeply satisfying. [2] Prime Video's Overcompensating featured a recurring reference to the movie, with a cameo from Fox. [2]
Kusama also praised Fox's comedic timing and intelligence and called the performance a secret weapon. [2]
The sequel
A sequel has been confirmed with Seyfried and Fox reprising their roles. [1] Kusama has confirmed that a sequel to the 2009 comedy horror film is in active development. [2] Diablo Cody is developing the script for 20th Century Studios. [2]
Kusama initially hesitated to read Cody's script because of its title. [2] She said the sequel sounds fun and crazy like the first film. [2] She also said she has no doubt Cody will do something absolutely incredible with it. [2]
What it means for you
If you skipped the film because of the trailer, Seyfried's comments give you a reason to look again. She considers it a perfect movie, and she says the marketing cheapened the concept into a gory romp film. [1]
If you want to see the story the posters left out, watch for Needy and Jennifer's friendship, which is central to the plot. [1] The film is narrated from Seyfried's point of view, even though most promotional materials left her out. [1]
Fans of the pair can also look ahead to the sequel, which has Seyfried and Fox reprising their roles. [1]
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