Amanda Seyfried Reflects on ‘Jennifer’s Body’ and the Studio That Didn’t Get It

Amanda Seyfried is finally saying what many fans have felt for years — the marketing for Jennifer’s Body missed the point entirely. In a new interview, Seyfried looked back on the 2009 cult classic and called out how the film was sold to audiences in a way that never reflected its real message.

At the time, Jennifer’s Body was pitched as a raunchy, teen-sex horror flick, with trailers focused on Megan Fox and the supposed shock factor. But according to Seyfried, the movie had so much more to say — about friendship, female rage, power, and trauma. Unfortunately, none of that made it into the marketing campaign.

Seyfried said it was “really disappointing” to see the film misunderstood from the start. She believed in the script, loved the message, and knew it was deeper than what the posters and promos suggested. Looking back, she sees how the studio leaned on male fantasies instead of the actual story — and it cost the movie big at the box office.

Over the years, Jennifer’s Body has earned a second life as a feminist horror staple, finally getting the recognition it didn’t receive when it first dropped. Seyfried says she’s proud of the work they did and happy that audiences are now viewing the film through a different lens — one that actually reflects what they set out to make.

It’s a full-circle moment for a movie that was ahead of its time — and for an actress who never stopped believing in what it stood for.