Diablo Cody was first approached to write a screenplay by film producer Mason Novick, who had previously landed her a book deal for her memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper, after discovering her blog about stripping.
Diablo Cody je za pisanje scenarija prvo kontaktirao filmski producent Mason Novick, koji je prethodno ponudio Cody ugovor za knjigu za njezine memoare, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper, nakon što je otkrio njezin blog o striptizu.