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Chicago-Native ‘Juno’ Writer Diablo Cody Takes Stand on WGA Strike
Following the launch of the Writers Guild of America strike on Monday, “Juno” writer Diablo Cody went to work on Wednesday to fight for her work. She published the following photo on her blog.
Diablo Cody on strike on Nov. 7, 2007 in Los Angeles.
Photo source: Diablo Cody
To accompany the stark visual, she penned the following with brevity:
The gang is out in force today. Even striking can be fun when someone’s blasting “Sir Duke” and donuts abound.
The best part of this afternoon was when Jeremy Piven drove off the lot and we all screamed “PIVS! PIVS!” at him like love-struck Beatlemaniacs.
Piven was raised in Evanston (just north of downtown Chicago) and Cody is originally from Chicago. She moved early in 2007 from Minnesota to Los Angeles with her husband (Jonny Hunt).
Cody will be in Chicago on a “Juno” press junket on Nov. 16 along with “Juno” star Ellen Page. I will be interviewing them then. Stay tuned for their perspective.