Diablo Cody, Responding to Criticism, Says ‘Tully’ Is Meant to Be ‘Uncomfortable’ [nytimes.com]

Alicia Doktor 5/3/1812:00 PM

“Tully,” a movie about motherhood starring Charlize Theron that doesn’t open until Friday, is already generating a heated conversation about its portrayal of postpartum depression, a subject rarely depicted onscreen.

Now Diablo Cody, the writer of the film, has addressed the controversy for the first time.

“I don’t want anybody to think that I sat down and thought, ‘Oh, I’ll write a gripping and entertaining movie about something that I know nothing about,’” she said. “I would never presume to do that.”

[For more on this story by Christina Caron, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2018/0...charlize-theron.html]

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