RE: The Official Television Thread (formerly Otter's Official Television Thread)
August 20, 2022 at 7:22 pm
Fate of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot has finally been revealed
Gay Times
Figured as much.
Gay Times
Quote:It looks like a new Chosen One won’t be patrolling the streets for vampires and ghouls anytime soon.
Back in 2018, it was revealed that a reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a Black lead was in development – with original series creator Joss Whedon and Fringe alum Monica Owusu-Breen attached as executive producer and showrunner, respectively.
At the time, the announcement was slammed by fans and critics – which resulted in Owusu-Breen confirming that it would be a revival instead of a full-blown reboot.
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However four years after the reboot announcement, the prospects of viewers returning to Sunnydale or any other Hellmouth now look pretty slim.
According to The Hollywood Reporter’s TV Top 5 podcast, producer Gail Berman revealed that the show was “on pause.”
She then clarified her comment further by stating that the term on pause was “industry speak for purgatory, make of that what you will.”
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The recent Buffy news comes a few weeks after Sarah Michelle Gellar shared her pick on who the next slayer should be.
In an interview with Evan Ross Katz for his introspective new book, Into Every Generation a Slayer is Born: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts, the Scooby Doo star nominated Euphoria’s Zendaya for the role.
“I vote Zendaya,” she revealed, to which Julie Benz – who played Darla on the groundbreaking fantasy drama – replied, “That would be amazing.”
Figured as much.
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