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‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Getting a Big-Screen Relaunch
This, like, totally bites! Roy Lee and Doug Davison at Vertigo Entertainment are developing a reboot of the ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ motion picture. This, evidently, won’t have anything to do with the television series, and Joss Whedon will have no involvement, whatsoever.
Vertigo is working with Fran Rubel Kuzui, the original film’s director, to relaunch the franchise without the aid of making the next film a sequel or prequel. Kuzui has held onto the rights to the property, even while Whedon was making the series his with the Fox series.
The idea behind the new film is to make a darker, event-driven film that follows the notion that every generation has its own slayer. As expected, Vertigo is thinking franchise.
“It was Roy’s interest in taking Buffy into a new place that grabbed us,” Kuzui said, noting that original exec producer Sandy Gallin also was consulted. “It was based on our respect for what he does, and his particular sensitivity to Asian filmmakers, that we wanted to work with him.”
Vertigo is currently meeting with writers.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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No.
Worst idea in a long time.
Terrible.
Do something original.
Shame on you Fran Rubel Kuzui.
This is a terrible idea, the original had 90’s classic all over i and this will just ruin everything. No reason to do this again or make it serious, just because there is a vampire craze going on.
A remake of Buffy is dumb unless Josh Whedon is involved or at least Sarah Michelle Geller. Hollywood just really needs to stop this remaking stuff and find an original idea. And if they do remake Buffy, I say all fans of the original movie and tv series boycott the remake.
This is really rediculous! How can you make a Buffy movie without Joss Whedon, I garantee if joss was involved with this film,the original cast members would be apart of it. If they come out with a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" movie, they are going to water down the value of a good film because of all the tv shows and other vampire movies. DO NOT DO IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOYCOTT!!!!!!! THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!
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