Back in 1992, a little film about a high school cheerleader who wakes up one day and gets the power to battle the undead unspooled in theaters to disappointing results. In 1997, that box-office flop was adapted into a TV series that not only became a huge ratings gainer, but had received critical acclaim and garnered many awards and praises. It was so successful in fact, that it even spawned a spin-off series. The show ended after 7 seasons and has been rumored to be returning to the big screen from whence it originated ever since. Now, the show that made carrying a wooden stake in your purse cool is being brought back into theaters in a new and updated way. I, of course am talking about Buffy The Vampire Slayer. And it’s lead actress Sarah Michelle Gellar will not be a part of it.
Yup, the role that made her a household name will go on without her thereby dashing any hopes of a box-office success for her since The Grudge. And SMG isn’t the only one to not be involved in the project. Original scribe and series creator Joss Whedon won’t be involved either. The project is being spearheaded by the movie version’s original director and producer Fran Rubel Kuzui and Kaz Kuzui who were the one’s who bought the original script by a then unknown Whedon and own the license of the franchise to this day. They are basically planning a reboot (ala the Batman franchise) which will take the character into new, darker, more epic directions. So one question remains: Who will play Buffy?
Since the project is still in the starting stages, word hasn’t gotten around Hollywood yet. But knowing the PR and agent machines in Tinseltown, a lot of up and coming young actresses will be crawling over each other to get the part. Wouldn’t matter if the script sucked or if the direction was weak (didn’t stop then hot property Kristy Swanson from doing the original) they would jump at the chance to be compared to SMG’s wooden acting abilities. But if the producers need casting choices, just tune in to the CW any night of the week and take your pick of young nubile Hollywood ingenues who would even suck some peen to get the part. How’d you think they ended up on the CW in the first place? See all the sleazy sides of stardom right here.
