'Sweet Valley High' Screenwriter Diablo Cody Makes Public Plea For Jennifer Lawrence To Get Project On The Road | HuffPost

Jennifer Lawrence Playing Twins - How Could They Resist?

Caroline Frost— The Huffington Post UK

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'Sweet Valley High' is still nowhere near being turned into a film, and now screen writer Diablo Cody is making a desperate call out to Jennifer Lawrence to attach herself to the project, and get it "instantly greenlighted".

Diablo, who won an Oscar for her screenplay for 'Juno', has been involved herself for some time, but has spoken frankly about the lack of impetus in getting the high school drama off the ground.

She told Vulture: I get asked about 'Sweet Valley High' more than anything else, and it's interesting that a project that didn't go forward would get that many questions.

"That shows there's a huge appetite out there for a 'Sweet Valley High' movie. I just can't get the f**king thing made!"

Double dose of Jennifer Lawrence - how could they resist?

Seemingly thinking on her feet during the interview, Diablo commented: "You always need that wild-card element who actually gets things moving. Maybe if Jennifer Lawrence said tomorrow that she wants to play Elizabeth and Jessica, the movie gets made."

And she added for emphasis: "Please. Jennifer Lawrence, you can get me an automatic green-light for Sweet Valley High. Let's do this!"

The movie would be based on the best-selling book series about twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and their adventures in high school in Sweet Valley, California. A TV series based on Sweet Valley High ran for 88 episodes between 1994 and 1997, starring real-life twins Brittany and Cynthia Daniel.

There are 152 of the books in total, and they've sold in their millions - you'd think bringing this to the big-screen would be a no-brainer for head-scratching execs... watch this space.

Jennifer Lawrence has proven to have the magic touch for whatever she does - earning an Oscar for her role in 'Silver Linings Playbook', and helming the 'Hunger Games' franchise to an expected purse of $3billion by the time the final film arrives in cinemas later in the year.

Alternatively, should J-Law prove unavailable...

Celebrity Twins & Siblings

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Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen with their younger sister, Elizabeth. (credit:Getty)

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Ashton Kutcher and his twin, Michael. (credit:AP)

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Gisele Bundchen with twin sister Patricia (R), and sister Rafaela. (credit:Getty)

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Twins Karen and Kate Elson. (credit:Getty Images)

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Scarlett Johansson and twin brother, Hunter. (credit:Getty)

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Twins Charlotte and Samantha Ronson. (credit:Getty)

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Twins Alanis and Wade Morissette. (credit:AP/WadeMorissette.com)

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Tia and Tamera Mowry. (credit:AP)

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Joel and Benji Madden. (credit:AP)

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Twins Kiefer and Rachel Sutherland. (credit:Getty)

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Twins Aaron and Angel Carter. (credit:Getty)

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Twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse. (credit:Getty)

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Twins Jon and Dan Heder. (credit:Getty)

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Twins Aaron and Shawn Ashmore. (credit:Getty)

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Twins Tiki and Ronde Barber. (credit:Getty)

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Twins Jason and Jeremy London. (credit:Getty)

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Twins Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Bush Hager. (credit:Getty)

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Sandra Vergara, Sofia's sister. (credit:Getty)

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Lady Gaga and Natali Germanotta. (credit:Getty)

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Jennifer Lawrence with brothers Ben and Blaine. (credit:Getty)

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Kate and Rooney Mara. (credit:Getty)

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Anne Hathaway's brothers Thomas and Michael. (credit:Getty Images)

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Billy, Stephen, Alec and Daniel Baldwin. (credit:Getty Images)

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Haylie and Hilary Duff. (credit:Getty Images)

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Marlon and Shawn Wayans. (credit:Getty Images)

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Emma and Alex Watson. (credit:AP)

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Blake Lively's older brother, Eric. (credit:Getty)

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Beyonce and Solange Knowles. (credit:Getty)

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Britney Spears' older brother, Bryan. (credit:Getty)

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Michelle Pfeiffer's younger sister, Dedee. (credit:Getty)

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Sienna and Savannah Miller. (credit:Getty)

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Briana and Kaley Cuoco. (credit:AP)

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Monica and Penelope Cruz (credit:Getty)

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Adam and Michael Levine. (credit:Getty)

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Audrina and Casey Patridge. (credit:Getty)

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Zooey and Emily Deschanel. (credit:Getty)

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Kate and Oliver Hudson. (credit:AP)

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Julianne and Derek Hough. (credit:AP)

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Lauren and Breanna Conrad. (credit:Getty)

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James and Dave Franco. (credit:Getty)

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Chris and Scott Evans. (credit:Getty)

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Dakota and Elle Fanning. (credit:AP)

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Poppy and Cara Delevingne. (credit:Getty)

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Vanessa and Stella Hudgens. (credit:Getty)

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Brad Pitt's older brother, Doug. (credit:Getty)

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Whitney and Jade Port. (credit:Getty)

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Paris and Nicky Hilton. (credit:AP)

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Taylor and Austin Swift. (credit:AP)

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Victoria Beckham's sister, Louise Adams. (credit:Getty)

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Andrew, Owen and Luke Wilson. (credit:Getty)

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Nikki and Nathan Reed. (credit:Getty)

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Rihanna's brother, Rorrey Fenty. (credit:Getty)

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Ryan and Mandi Gosling. (credit:Getty)

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Miley and Brandi Cyrus. (credit:Getty)

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Liam, Chris and Luke Hemsworth. (credit:Getty Images)

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Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal. (credit:Getty Images)

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Robert Pattinson's older sisters, Lizzy and Victoria. (credit:Getty)

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Josh and Connor Hutcherson. (credit:Getty)

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Chord Overstreet's older brother, Nash. (credit:Getty)

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Zac Efron's little brother, Dylan. (credit:Pacific Coast News)

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Amy, Jenny and Joanne McCarthy. (credit:Getty)

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Ben and Casey Affleck. (credit:AP)

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Joseph Fiennes, the younger brother of Ralph Fiennes, has a twin, Jacob. (credit:Getty)

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Kendall and Kylie Jenner. (credit:Getty Images)

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Kourtney, Kim & Khloe Karashian. (credit:AP)

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Jessica and Ashlee Simpson. (credit:Getty Images)

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Angelina Jolie and her brother James Haven. (credit:Getty Images)

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