Diablo Cody feels it is hard to push for female-driven stories in Hollywood 

Oscar-winning scriptwriter Diablo Cody feels it is hard to push for female-driven stories in Hollywood where the lead is not “necessarily sympathetic or bubbly”. “Obviously there’s a situation in Hollywood, where there is not enough recognition for female writers, female directors or female-driven stories.

. It’s nice to be well known and to have people recognize what I’ve worked on, but what’s still hard for me, every time, is convincing people to make a film with a female lead who isn’t necessarily sympathetic or bubbly. And that’s hard,” Cody said at the recent Summer of Sony event in Cancun, Mexico. The scriptwriter-producer, 37, said while there are popular actors who can play grey parts and be still loved by the audience, it is not the same for female stars.