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'Juno's Diablo Cody: 'I want Sweet Valley High to be nostalgic'

Published Wednesday, Nov 23 2011, 22:08 GMT | By Kristina Bustos | Add comment

Diablo Cody has discussed her next project, the film adaptation of Sweet Valley High.

The Young Adult screenwriter was signed by Universal in 2009 to turn the book series about identical twins with contrasting personalities into a movie.

Cody told Indiewire: "I want it to be wonderfully nostalgic. I want it to be to the '80s what American Graffiti was to the [early] '60s.

"I want it to be looking back on a really cool time and enjoying yourself and I want it to be glamorous and colourful and bubblegum and a feast for the senses. That's my plan."

Cody also will be making her directorial debut with the self-penned project Lamb of God, starring Russell Brand and Julianne Hough.

Lamb of God tells the story of a young religious conservative (Hough) whose faith is shaken after a plane crash. She goes to Las Vegas to live her life as a sinner.

The Help's Octavia Spencer recently joined the cast as a card sharp in Las Vegas.

Watch the trailer for Young Adult below: