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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Reboot Feature Film Moving Forward without Joss Whedon

by Trevor Kimball, November 23, 2010

IMAGEYou may recall that, back in June 2009, there was talk of doing a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie without the involvement of creator Joss Whedon, star Sarah Michelle Gellar, or the rest of the TV show cast.

The original 1992 Buffy feature film (on which the TV show was based) was directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband Kaz put together the financing. The final product wasn’t what Whedon envisioned so he was happy to take another stab at the concept a few years later as a TV show. Whedon and the Kuzuis shared executive producer credits but the latter pair’s involvement only stemmed from their rights to the original movie.

Warner Bros. has now optioned the rights from the Kuzuis and Sandollar Productions (Sandy Gallin and Dolly Parton) for a new film. It will be a reboot based on the 1992 film so viewers shouldn’t expect to see characters like Angel, Giles, Willow, Xander, Spike, or Cordelia on the screen.

Still, Whit Anderson, who is writing the script, is a fan of the beloved TV show. She told the LA Times, “I didn’t really watch much television at all, but I always watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That was the one show I would watch when I got home. I just loved this character. I was the same age as Buffy, and it was so rare to have a female lead character on TV in those days who was strong and capable and smart but also allowed to be feminine.”

Anderson notes that she’s “fighting through” writing the script right now. Charles Roven, one of the producers of Batman Begins, is on board because he likes Anderson’s take on the material. He said, “Generally, I wouldn’t have said, ‘Let’s revive this,’ but Whit’s take is pretty compelling and a lot of fun, and it’s interesting to see all of this reimagined. This is a completely new reboot. Tone is extremely important, and you want the audience to realize what is at stake and the peril is real, but at the same time what’s going on should be fun and inviting and keep everyone engaged. It needs to be relevant to today too, and that is what Whit has found a way to do.”

Anderson knows that there’s a lot of skepticism from fans of the TV show but says she will take the touchstones of Whedon’s world and rework them into a new story, ala Christopher Nolan’s Batman reboot. She notes that she intends to pay particular attention to Buffy’s struggles with her duties and destiny versus what she would like to be doing. Anderson notes, “That conflict was very interesting to me. Those are the things I loved about her and her world. She also represents — like all the heroes — something empowering for us. She reminds us of what we could be if we were in our top form, the best of us if we were at our very best, and even then we still see the vulnerability and doubts she has inside. That’s where we all connect.”

There was hope that Whedon might have some involvement but that’s apparently not happening. He responded to E! about the news that the movie is moving forward and jokingly wrote, “This is a sad, sad reflection on our times, when people must feed off the carcasses of beloved stories from their youths — just because they can’t think of an original idea of their own, like I did with my Avengers idea that I made up myself.”

He also said, “I always hoped that Buffy would live on even after my death. But, you know, AFTER. I don’t love the idea of my creation in other hands, but I’m also well aware that many more hands than mine went into making that show what it was. And there is no legal grounds for doing anything other than sighing audibly. I can’t wish people who are passionate about my little myth ill. I can, however, take this time to announce that I’m making a Batman movie. Because there’s a franchise that truly needs updating. So look for The Dark Knight Rises Way Earlier Than That Other One And Also More Cheaply And In Toronto, rebooting into a theater near you.”

What do you think? Are you curious to see how the reboot is handled or do you have no interest without Whedon’s involvement?


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thats a hilarious quote from JOss. I wont be watching the buffy movie no matter how good it is. without joss, its pathetic.

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December 7, 2010 1:11 am
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also, I meant to add, I am a huge fan of the series and Angel, as well. These were two wonderfully written, beautifully acted shows.

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December 2, 2010 11:52 am
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Mary Anne

I have absolutely no interest in this if the reboot is ANYTHING like the movie. That was one of the worst B movies to ever hit the screen. Also, what is Buffy without the scoobies? This story has been told badly once why revisit it? Also, like Joss says where are the new ideas why dig up the ones that have been told gracefully and start reworking it? My comment is based loosely on some comments he made when asked why he wasn’t getting involved. This would be another story entirely if Joss Whedon was at the helm. Leave Buffy… Read more »

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December 2, 2010 11:48 am
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jonathan

I don’t care if it’s good or not, I won’t be watching it. Buffy is Joss Whedon’s deal and nobody elses. Letting someone else produce the movie is just a foolish move.

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November 26, 2010 10:35 am
amanda
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amanda

one of my fav shows of all time and without the original cast is killing it, such a big mistake. i would maybe just rent it.

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November 25, 2010 5:59 am
jacqueline thomas
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jacqueline thomas

did not like the movie at all, but LOVED the show

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November 24, 2010 4:16 pm
MK
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MK

Reboot? Feh! Who cares? Joss is so right…not an original idea in Hollywood these days. I – and I bet most fans would much rather see Buffy Season 8 as a movie. Tying it together with Angel. The comics are nice, but we want our Scoobies (and Spike and Angel and Harmony) back on the screen and played by the people who made them. If the story isn’t about them, it’s just another vampire craze knockoff movie that doesn’t deserve to use the monniker “Buffy”

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November 24, 2010 8:53 am
amanda
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amanda

EXACTLY!

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November 25, 2010 6:00 am
jonathan
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jonathan

Exactly!

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November 26, 2010 10:36 am
lochlyn
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lochlyn

i agree whole heartedly

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December 7, 2010 1:12 am
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actually i hate angel / Buffy couple and i also think they are the suckist couple ever and i also think that all the buffy paring sucked simply as that , she have a terrible choice at everything especially when it comes to men ,

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January 6, 2011 10:11 am
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Samara

Joss Whedon is truly a creative and inspired genius and no movie about Buffy could ever be as captivating and sneakily intellectual as the show, without his involvement! Not to mention that, even though Kristy Swanson was the original Buffy, Sarah Michelle Gellar is the true face of the character – she is the incarnation of all that we associate to being the vampire slayer! She embodies all the emotion and both the internal and external struggles of that life! I can’t even fathom who could possibly even pretend to take on a role that will forever belong to Gellar!… Read more »

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November 24, 2010 2:05 am
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BAD BAD BAD DECISON! It might do good with the younger crowd who don’t know of the series especially with the vampire craze that is going on nowadays but I think many of the fans of the series will not see it except maybe as rental…

Without the Cast AND Josh, I have very little interest…

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November 23, 2010 9:07 pm
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I was going to write this off immediately because there’s no Joss, but no matter how bad (or good) the reboot movie turns out to be, it can’t make the TV show we know and love any worse. So, hey, we’ll always have the television show, and if this movie helps get the Buffy name into more households of today, then let’s go for it. I can’t say my expectations are especially high, but I’ll try to keep an open mind.

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November 23, 2010 8:21 pm
kelly
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kelly

the buffy the vampire slayer with out joss whedon it like not having no eyes

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November 23, 2010 5:32 pm
hikaricore
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hikaricore

So what you’re saying is Buffy without Joss is like having eyes?
You used a double negative there..

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November 24, 2010 1:51 am
Craig
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Craig

I am interested. The original movie and the TV show were good entertainment, but neither was genius. I wouldn’t list Kuzuis or Whedon as the kind of people who would give us the ultimate story. A reboot of Buffy could easily take the story to better places than the character has been before.

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November 23, 2010 5:05 pm
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