VARIETY ‘ACTORS ON ACTORS’: Amanda Seyfried and Adam Brody on JENNIFER’S BODY, NOBODY WANTS THIS and More

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In a new conversation for VARIETY’s “Actors on Actors” issue, Amanda Seyfried and Adam Brody reunite 16 years after “Jennifer’s Body” to reminisce on the cult horror classic and talk about a sequel. The two also discuss the original title of “Nobody Wants This,” working together on “Lovelace” and getting Harvey Weinstein to buy the film, playing iconic teenagers earlier in their career, and more. 

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Seyfried and Brody on getting high while filming “Jennifer’s Body”:

Seyfried: “Did you play that video game ‘Guitar Hero’ with us on [the set of ‘Jennifer’s Body’]?”

Brody: “No. But I think you had a rental car, and we drove to a beach.”

Seyfried: “Yep. We got high.”

Brody: “I don’t remember that. I was too high to remember that.”

Seyfried: “I don’t know if I could do pot again. I think I’m allergic to it. I had some bad experiences. But I remember that being the most peaceful. That was probably the last time. I might have also gotten stoned with you at your house that I now own.”

On making another “Jennifer’s Body”:

Seyfried: “We’re making another [‘Jennifer’s Body’]. Are you going to do it?”

Brody: “I heard. I wasn’t contacted. I died [in the first one].”

Seyfried: “So did Megan Fox, and I’m not doing it without her.”

Seyfried and Brody on the original title of “Nobody Wants This”:

Seyfried: “The show was originally called ‘Shiksa.’”

Brody: “It was.”

Seyfried: “That’s a genius title. We need romance.”

Brody: “That’s something that I love doing. It doesn’t come your way that often, and if it does, it’s not good. They make [fewer romances] now. Romance and comedy are a pure dopamine hit and were sorely needed in 2024. They’re going to be sorely needed in ’25. In terms of the interfaith relationship, I think it’s been relatable. So many people have come up to me and said, ‘My wife is a shiksa.’ We’re a great stand-in for any differences between two people, philosophical or cultural. When you merge two individuals, growth and compromise is what you have to navigate.”

Seyfried: “And it’s about what your families want. It’s ‘Romeo and Juliet.’”

Seyfried and Brody on working together on “Lovelace,” the 2013 film about the trailblazing ’70s porn star Linda Lovelace, and getting Harvey Weinstein to buy it:

Seyfried: “Oh my God, remember when we did “Lovelace,” and I gave you a blow job?”

Brody: “An iconic blow job. The deep throat—the titular deep throat. How do you feel about that movie now?”

Seyfried: “I had a great experience. It was a move towards attracting a level of respect for skill as opposed to…I didn’t care about the reception as much as just changing the idea people had of me in the business. It’s just so easy to get pigeonholed.”

Brody: “I remember Harvey Weinstein bought it.”

Seyfried: “I had heard a few rumors about him, but not to the extent that it became. I invited him to the screening [at Sundance]. He showed up and said, ‘I bought it,’ and I gave him the biggest hug. The whole room was buzzing. He was the big papa of the room—we all needed him to want our project if it was an indie, because that meant it was going to go somewhere.”

Seyfried and Brody on playing iconic teenagers in “The O.C.” and “Mean Girls,” respectively:

Seyfried: “Remember when you played an iconic teenage character on ‘The O.C.’?”

Brody: “In my 20s. You were younger when you did ‘MeanGirls,’ right?”

Seyfried: “I was 17, the perfect age for that. Except my mom had to live with me.”

Brody: “I was that Steve Buscemi meme of the old man saying, ‘Hello, fellow kids.’”

Seyfried: “You weren’t that old. Are you kidding? The people from ‘90210’ were in their 30s.”

Brody: “Have you rewatched ‘MeanGirls’?”

Seyfried: “No. It’s on often enough though. I love it. I really love seeing my face on people’s T-shirts. I’m a little resentful because Paramount still owes me some money for the likeness. Every store sells ‘Mean Girls’ T-shirts with our faces. Don’t I [get something from that]? Even the girl at TSA tells me it’s her favorite movie.”

Brody on being a leader on the set of “Nobody Wants This”:

“I was the kind of producer whose agent just negotiated a credit. But I did have the leadership role on set. I was No. 1 on the call sheet, which was nice because you set the tone. If you’re a No. 2 or 3 and you have an asshole No. 1? The show can just be [awful]. I haven’t been a lead on a series in a while, and I enjoy saying, ‘OK, we’re all going to be here for a minute. This is the family; let’s get into a groove.’”

Seyfried on being away from her children while filming “Long Bright River”:

“It was the first time I had been away from my kids five days a week. Our days were so long, I’d stay in the city and then I’d go home on the weekends. That was a lot of ‘I’m here for you, kids. If I end up taking a nap accidentally, you can cuddle with me.’”

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