Regardless of its wise-cracking titular heroine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is not any joking matter — to not Sarah Michelle Gellar.
After years of rejecting the concept of a Buffy reboot, the actress, 47, just lately modified her tune, leaping aboard the collection’ untitled sequel venture at Hulu as each a star and govt producer — and he or she’s decided to do issues the “proper” means.
Talking with ipromiseyoumedia on the twelfth Annual Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards on Saturday, Feb. 15, the Scooby-Doo star mentioned that followers’ response to information of the forthcoming reboot, although “thrilling,” has introduced on a wave of nerves.
“I want there was a greater phrase than overwhelming. It is heartwarming and thrilling and likewise extremely nerve-wracking on the identical time,” she instructed ipromiseyoumedia on the ceremony at Fairmont Century Plaza in Century Metropolis, Calif.
It’s “nerve-wracking,” Gellar defined, “as a result of you must do it proper” — although she’s satisfied that the group assembled to sort out the collection is the correct one for the job.
“And I feel we now have this crew in place that’s legendary, from Chloé Zhao to the Zucks [Nora and Lilla Zuckerman], to Gail Berman,” she added. “And I feel persons are going to be fairly impressed.”
Zhao, 42, is about to direct and govt produce Hulu’s Buffyverse pilot — which comes greater than twenty years after the present wrapped — and the Zuckermans are connected to write down, showrun and govt produce, Deadline and Selection beforehand reported.
Along with reprising her position as titular slayer Buffy Summers, Gellar can be set to govt produce the collection, together with Berman, Fran Kuzui and Kaz Kuzui, all of whom have been govt producers on the unique collection.
Dolly Parton — who was an uncredited producer on unique collection by her firm Sandollar Leisure and has lengthy been connected to a possible Buffy reboot — may also return to the Buffyverse to govt produce.
Not like the unique present, the Hulu venture — which is nearing a pilot order, ipromiseyoumedia confirmed earlier this month — won’t heart on Buffy, however relatively a brand new slayer, with Gellar showing in a recurring position.
After information of the upcoming Buffy sequel broke, Gellar confirmed the information — and her involvement — on Instagram, sharing a prolonged and heartfelt assertion to followers.
“So….. you might need heard some information this week, however I understand you haven’t heard from me,” the I Know What You Did Final Summer season star started the publish, earlier than revealing that the sequel began with a telephone name from Berman, her “pricey good friend and mentor,” three years in the past.
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“[Berman] instructed me that she needed me to sit down down with Chloé Zhao to listen to her tackle a possible ‘Buffy’ revival. I used to be blown away that Chloé even knew who I used to be, however, as I’ve at all times executed, I instructed Gail that I simply didn’t see a means for the present to exist once more,” Gellar wrote. “We’d at all times been aligned on that, however this time I heard one thing completely different in her voice. I finally agreed to go (primarily simply to fulfill Chloé) and our twenty minute espresso shortly become a 4 hour journey.”
The trio “laughed” and “cried” collectively, “however principally we each talked about how a lot this present means to us,” the actress recalled.
Nothing concrete got here out of the preliminary assembly, however conversations in regards to the venture continued till “in the future, we landed on an thought,” Gellar mentioned, noting that she has “at all times listened to the followers and heard your need to revisit Buffy and her world, nevertheless it was not one thing I may do except I used to be positive we might get it proper.”
“This has been an extended course of, and it’s not over but. I promise you, we’ll solely make this present if we all know we are able to do it proper. And I’ll let you know that we’re on the trail there,” the star continued. “I really feel so fortunate to be on this journey with these 4 unbelievably gifted girls, all of whom love ‘Buffy’ as a lot as I do. And as a lot as you do.”
“Thanks to all of the followers who by no means stopped asking for this,” Gellar concluded. “This can be for you.”
