--- title: "Megan Fox's Jennifer's Body: Amanda Seyfried calls it perfect and says the marketing sucked" description: "Seyfried told GQ in 2025 that she can't critique the movie, and a sequel with Fox and Seyfried is now confirmed." url: https://tv-movies.skoop.news/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and--11-08/ published: 2026-11-08T08:10:57.431492-05:00 modified: 2026-11-08T08:10:57.431492-05:00 section: "TV & Movies" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["megan fox", "Amanda Seyfried", "Century Studios", "Diablo Cody", "Karyn Kusama", "Laremy Legel", "Jennifer", "Needy", "Transformers", "movie"] hashtags: ["#MeganFox", "#AmandaSeyfried", "#CenturyStudios", "#Movie", "#movieclips"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Megan_Fox_at_Jennifer%27s_Body_TIFF.jpg/1280px-Megan_Fox_at_Jennifer%27s_Body_TIFF.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # 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. Published 2026-11-08 · TV & Movies, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - Amanda Seyfried said in a 2025 GQ interview that she can't critique the movie and considers it a perfect movie. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) - Seyfried described director Karyn Kusama as a fierce advocate of women in storytelling. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) - The trailer shows Needy confronting Jennifer for killing people, and Jennifer responds that she is killing boys. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) ## 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]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) 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]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) ## What Seyfried says went wrong Seyfried described director Karyn Kusama as a fierce advocate of women in storytelling. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) She believes Kusama enriched the story, but the marketing team cheapened the concept into a gory romp film. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) 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]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) ## How the campaign sold it The trailer shows Needy confronting Jennifer for killing people, and Jennifer responds that she is killing boys. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) It never hinted at what turned Jennifer into a monster. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) On the author's reading of the film, Jennifer is a victim of a botched sacrifice. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) The posters centered Megan Fox in several skimpy outfits. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) Most promotional materials left Seyfried out of the frame, even though the movie is narrated from her point of view. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) Needy and Jennifer's friendship is central to the plot, and the promotional materials failed to emphasize it. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) The marketing catered to boys, likely fans of Fox from the Transformers series, and the film was received poorly by critics. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) A 2009 Rotten Tomatoes review by Laremy Legel said it's almost as if no one knows what to do with Megan Fox. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) ## The cost The marketing may have killed the film's box-office success. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) The original flopped commercially after a mis-marketed campaign, compounded by harsh media coverage of Fox. [[2]](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2218237-megan-fox-jennifers-body-2-update-amanda-seyfried-sequel) Fox said she went through a very dark moment after the film because of the marketing. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) ## The cult afterlife Kusama said the film found its audience anyway and that its cult status is deeply satisfying. [[2]](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2218237-megan-fox-jennifers-body-2-update-amanda-seyfried-sequel) Prime Video's Overcompensating featured a recurring reference to the movie, with a cameo from Fox. [[2]](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2218237-megan-fox-jennifers-body-2-update-amanda-seyfried-sequel) Kusama also praised Fox's comedic timing and intelligence and called the performance a secret weapon. [[2]](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2218237-megan-fox-jennifers-body-2-update-amanda-seyfried-sequel) ## The sequel A sequel has been confirmed with Seyfried and Fox reprising their roles. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) Kusama has confirmed that a sequel to the 2009 comedy horror film is in active development. [[2]](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2218237-megan-fox-jennifers-body-2-update-amanda-seyfried-sequel) Diablo Cody is developing the script for 20th Century Studios. [[2]](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2218237-megan-fox-jennifers-body-2-update-amanda-seyfried-sequel) Kusama initially hesitated to read Cody's script because of its title. [[2]](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2218237-megan-fox-jennifers-body-2-update-amanda-seyfried-sequel) She said the sequel sounds fun and crazy like the first film. [[2]](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2218237-megan-fox-jennifers-body-2-update-amanda-seyfried-sequel) She also said she has no doubt Cody will do something absolutely incredible with it. [[2]](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2218237-megan-fox-jennifers-body-2-update-amanda-seyfried-sequel) ## 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]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) 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]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) The film is narrated from Seyfried's point of view, even though most promotional materials left her out. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) Fans of the pair can also look ahead to the sequel, which has Seyfried and Fox reprising their roles. [[1]](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) ## Sources 1. [Jennifer’s Body is a masterpiece haunted by its marketing, and the sequel has a chance to finally sell the story it was always about](https://www.themarysue.com/jennifers-body-is-a-masterpiece-haunted-by-its-marketing-and-the-sequel-has-a-chance-to-finally-sell-the-story-it-was-always-about/) — themarysue.com 2. [17 Years Later, Megan Fox’s Seductive Horror Sequel Has a ‘Fun & Crazy’ Update](https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2218237-megan-fox-jennifers-body-2-update-amanda-seyfried-sequel) — comingsoon.net Image: Photo: Josh Jensen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Megan_Fox_at_Jennifer%27s_Body_TIFF.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. 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