The first trailer for new Diablo Cod-penned horror film Jennifer’s Body has been released by the filmmakers.

Dubbed a “red band” trailer, director Karyn Kusama, writer Diablo Cody and producer Jason Reitman released the short clip to a global audience, after leading actress Megan Fox (who plays the blood-thirsty title character, Jennifer) put a trailer in front of Sascha Baron Cohen’s alias Bruno this week.

The trio released a statement along with the trailer, explaining their decision to beat Fox to the punch. The statement reads:

“Fox is putting a trailer of Jennifer’s Body in front of Bruno this Friday. Great, right? Only problem is it’s not our trailer. It’s kind of a straight horror preview and while we’re sure it’ll appeal to many of you, we wanted to make sure you guys got to see our cut… Let’s call it the ‘filmmaker’s cut.’

“We think it captures the comedy and scares of the horror films we grew up on – a kind of nostalgia for when horror films were fun. Can’t wait to show you the whole film… In the meantime, here’s the red band trailer we wanted our fans to see.

- Karyn, Diablo and Jason.”

To view the red band trailer of the much-anticipated film (in which Megan Fox gets nekkid), click here.