“Young Adults”

Paramount put out a press release about the upcoming movie Young Adults:

“YOUNG ADULT”
Paramount Pictures and Mandate Pictures Present
A Mr. Mudd Production
In Association with Right of Way Films and Denver & Delilah Films
A Film by Jason Reitman
“Young Adult”
Executive Producers Nathan Kahane, John Malkovich, Steven Rales, Helen Estabrook
Produced by Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith,
Diablo Cody, Mason Novick, Jason Reitman
Written by Diablo Cody
Directed by Jason Reitman

Cast: Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser

Synopsis: Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt) who hasn’t quite gotten over high school, either.

“Young Adult” reunites Jason Reitman, Academy Award© nominated director of “Juno,” and Academy Award© winning screenwriter, Diablo Cody.

Here’s what Cody has to say about the film in a recent interview:

You have two big projects coming up. Where are you with your movie Young Adult?
It’s coming out! I can’t tell you when, but I know when.

2011?
Yes.

Tell us how this film might compare to Juno or Jennifer’s Body.
I think it’s different. The storytelling is similar, but I don’t know, we will see. I’m very proud of it. I think it’s a very provocative movie and the performances are great. I hope people like it.

As you were writing it, were you aware of trying to be the more grown-up, thirtysomething Diablo?
[Laughs.] Don’t you dare reveal that I’m in my thirties. I don’t know if I was really conscious of that. Writing that script in particular was a really emotional process for me, so I think I was just coming from a primal place. Wow, I am pretentious today. I said craft and I said primal. Terrible. [The script] is more about maturity. Like you said, actually: being in your thirties. Looking back on your life and looking forward. People used to talk about a midlife crisis, but we’re so focused on identity as a culture that I think we have multiple crises each decade. So this is like the early mid-thirties crisis.

A character driven adult drama-comedy written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jason Reitman. Excellent!