After messing up Meryl Streep in Ricki and the Flash, Diablo Cody is moving onto Barbie

By Garry Maddox
Updated August 25 2015 - 3:13pm, first published 2:24pm
Ricki (Meryl Streep) performs at the Salt Well in <i>Ricki and the Flash</i>. Photo: Bob Vergara
Ricki (Meryl Streep) performs at the Salt Well in <i>Ricki and the Flash</i>. Photo: Bob Vergara
Rick Springfield, writer Diablo Cody and director Jonathan Demme on the set of <i>Ricki and the Flash</i>. Photo: Bob Vergara
Rick Springfield, writer Diablo Cody and director Jonathan Demme on the set of <i>Ricki and the Flash</i>. Photo: Bob Vergara

It's a fascinating pop culture collision. Diablo Cody, the former stripper who became an Oscar-winning screenwriter, is writing a movie about the world's most famous doll.

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