Variety confirms some one week old news, Fox Searchlight has found an “it girl” in Diablo Cody and with an Oscar win are willing to let her write, produce and perhaps one day direct for them. Searchlight has acquired rights to the upcoming novel “Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament” by S.G. Browne with Cody on board to produce. This belongs to Hollywood’s latest trend: mixing romance, youth culture with elements we normally associate with the horror genre: vampires and such.
Giving a significant boost to the book’s release next week, scripted by Geoff Latulippe (Going the Distance), “Breathers” centers on a recently deceased Everyman and newly minted zombie who is having trouble adjusting to his new existence. All that changes when he goes to an Undead Anonymous meeting and finds kindred souls. Mason Novick is also producing.