Diablo Cody Movie Always, Roxanne In Works With True North (EXCLUSIVE)

EXCLUSIVE: Diablo Cody has lined up familiar faces as partners for her next film project, Always, Roxanne: The film will be produced by Nathan Kahane via his True North banner, as well as Mason Novick, Deadline has learned.

Cody’s script follows Roxanne, an obsessive high school senior who goes to her ex-boyfriend’s college campus to win him back, only to wage war on his new girlfriend and accidentally find the first person who truly understands her.

The film, which does not yet have a director, extends a longstanding creative partnership between Cody and Novick, who have now worked together on over 10 projects: Novick was Oscar-nominated for producing Cody’s Best Picture nominee Juno and is currently working with her on a sequel to her cult classic Jennifer’s Body.

Kahane worked with Cody & Novick on the films Juno and Young Adult during his time at Mandate Pictures. He told us, “I couldn’t imagine a better time to reunite with my former collaborators Diablo Cody and Mason Novick than a moment when younger audiences are rediscovering the joy of the theatrical experience.”

Best known for breakout with Juno, the coming-of-age romance that brought her the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Cody’s filmography also includes titles like Tully, Ricki and the Flash, Lisa Frankenstein and more, in addition to those previously mentioned. She is represented by WME and MXN Entertainment.

While at his previous companies Mandate and Good Universe, Kahane shepherded the Neighbors and Harold and Kumar comedy franchises, as well as films sfuch as This Is the End, Don’t Breathe, Good Boys and Stranger Than Fiction. Prior to launching True North, he was President of the Motion Picture Group at Lionsgate.

Other credits for Novick include (500) Days of Summer and the recent Forbidden Fruits.