Diablo Cody
After completion of her book, Cody was encouraged by Mason Novick to write her first screenplay. Within months she wrote "Juno", a coming-of-age story about a teenager's unplanned pregnancy. The Jason Reitman-directed comedy stars Ellen Page and Michael Cera.
Fred Williamson
Since the 1970s, Williamson has had another career as a director and producer. His first film as producer was "Boss Nigger" (1975), in which he also starred. His second film as producer was with "Mean Johnny Barrows" (1976), a predecessor of the "Rambo" films which similarly featured a violent Vietnam Vet plot (though the novel "First Blood" on which the film "First Blood" was based was written in 1972). He has since directed over 20 features. In the middle of the 1970s, Williamson relocated to Rome, Italy and formed his own company Po' Boy Productions, which started to produce actioners including "Adios Amigo" (1976) and "Death Journey" (1976), both of which starred and were directed by Williamson. Although his most recent efforts as director and producer have mainly been direct-to-video, Williamson remains an active film maker.