Sarah Michelle Gellar Could Have Extra Buffy in Her After All

It’s been over half a decade since twentieth Century Fox revealed its plans to reboot Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Whereas there hasn’t been a lot of it since then, it was only some years later that authentic lead Sarah Michelle Gellar stated she’d had her fill of the character and wasn’t seeking to return anytime quickly, primarily since she was seeking to distance herself from creator Joss Whedon following allegations of abuse and misconduct from Charisma Carpenter and Ray Fisher.

However occasions have modified, and Gellar just lately got here onto Drew Barrymore’s discuss present to hype up the Dexter prequel she’s in. Whereas there, she indicated she’d be extra open to a return these days. She nonetheless considers the unique Buffy “in its bubble and so excellent,” however the sequel growth for outdated reveals like Dexter and Intercourse & the Metropolis has made her notice the other ways one might revitalize a traditional sequence. The reboot’s authentic pitch was to deal with a new hero, however Gellar famous Buffy “might be something. It’s a universe, and makes you notice that on this world, we’d like these heroes, greater than ever.”

Since Buffy resulted in 2003, the franchise has been sustained via comics by Growth! Studios, novels, and final yr’s Slayers audio drama. Just about any present throughout the final 20-30 years is more likely to get a sequel or prequel, as we discovered when Disney revealed its plans to do a Malcolm in the Middle sequel earlier this week. In late January, producer Dolly Parton stated it’s nonetheless being thought-about for a revamp, however will Disney chew and greenlight it? And will it accomplish that, how will world reply to it after all the pieces to do with Whedon and a lot of the present YA fantasy template borrowing from the unique sequence?

[via Variety]

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