EXCLUSIVE:Oscar winningJunoscribeDiablo Codyis producing the feature directorial debut ofMeredith Alloway,Forbidden Fruits.
WME Independent will be handling sales for the project.
Forbidden Fruits grabbed me by the neck the very first time I read it, Cody tells Deadline.
Diablo Cody, Meredith Alloway and Lily HoughtonCourtesy/Victoria Stevens/Anjelica Fellini
Its one of the craziest, most creative, beautifully bonkers projects Ive ever worked on.
Alloway is a New York-based filmmaker whose short filmDeep Tissuescreened internationally after premiering at SXSW.
She partnered with Hulu, Sundance Institute, and 20th Century Digital Studios on her next short filmsRideandFirst Date.
Films (Anyone But You).
Houghton is an award-winning playwright born and raised in Manhattan.
On the feature side, Houghton recently adapted the novelCompetitive Grievingby Nora Zelevansky for Belletrist and Rebelle Media.
She is a member of the Obie winning Youngblood at EST.
Alloway is repped by WME, Linden Entertainment & Jackoway Austen.
Houghton is repped by UTA, Linden Entertainment & Jackoway Austen.
Cody is repped by WME, MXN Entertainment and McKuin Frankel.
