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November 27, 2008

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Movie??

— Posted by Rodney

When Twilight was feeling its rise to popularity there were two comparisons that were thrown about. The literary popularity in young readers like Harry Potter fans, and the criticism that the romance was ripped from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

And now Hollywood is rumoured to be alive with the buzz that Joss Whedon, creator of the aforementioned Buffy the Vampire Slayer is eyeing the success of Twilight with anxious hands gripping a feature film script he had prepared for the continuation of the show.

Moviehole Reports:

The monster success of girly vampire pic Twilight at the US Box office last weekend could kick open the door for a big-screen return of Joss Whedon’s much-loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Rumours are circulating in Hollywood that Whedon has a feature-film script based on his hit TV series ready to roll as soon as a studio is prepared to commit.

I could see this as prime picking for a return of the delectable Sarah Michelle Gellar and her Scooby Gang to return to the big screen. I have no doubt that Joss has a multitude of ideas stashed away for the Buffyverse in that treasure trove of a mind of his.

Maybe if Buffy gets a movie treatment in this high time of teen vampire romance, other spinoff possibilities could return to television as well. Faith the rebel slayer was rumoured to be getting her own show back in the day and even Spike was considered, but the one spinoff show I was looking more forward to seeing was Ripper. The story of Giles, the last remaining Watcher gathering and reforming what is left of the council (destroyed in the closing end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on TV). Anthony Stewart Head is currently staring as King Pendragon in the BBC’s Merlin.

David Boreanaz is enjoying great success on Bones (also a favourite of mine) but I am sure he too could leave some room for a feature film to return as Angel.

Joss has a cult following, which I am a member of so I am tainted in my opinion. But it might be high time for him to reign the TV waves again. Joss once swore to never do TV, but mid-season he has Dollhouse premiering with former Buffy Alum Eliza Dushku (which is getting mixed reviews and speculation on the Whedon TV Cancellation curse) and his outstanding success online with Doctor Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog are keeping him just shy of the spotlight.

But the rabid Whedonites have let him down in the past with Firefly. But while the market is hot for angsty vampire love, and Hollywood itching to make a movie out of every popular but ened TV show (Friends, Sex and the City, Arrested Development) we just might find all the planets are aligned for our best chance at seeing it happen.

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rhodeislandred23
rhodeislandred23

I would trip over myself for a return of the greatest tv series ever made. Even if it was only a movie.

bizzy
bizzy

Watched Buffy then Angel and it would be nice to see Angel, Spike, and the gang meet up one last time in a final movie. Why didn't Joss Whedon make a movie following his tv series? It wont be the same w/o the same or any of the actors from before. I would pick Buffy over Twilight any day!!!

kärt
kärt

Please, PLEASE, make this happen!

Is there a place I can sign or sth, support the cause, that sort of thing?

stuart
stuart

Hasn't anyone considered they could set it back in one of the earlier seasons. Back when it was only Buffy who was the chosen one. Because I really don't think it would have an impact if there was more than one slayer. I could easily write a belter based around season two. Maybe during the whole Angelus period. =] infact am off to write this.

MovieFAN
MovieFAN

My life would be complete of they made a Buffy movie. No offence to Twilight or its fans but, if it were not for the two hunks in the movie, (Robert and Taylor) the movie would be dead. Buffy has enough the humor,gore and romance for both movies.

P.S.- Kristen Stewarts whole "awkward girl who still manages to be sexy" thing is so mot working. Only bad actors/actresses feel the need to pull stupid roles like this.

(please no one come to her defence its totally stupid and useless)

Vampire Empire
Vampire Empire

I wish they would figure out what they are going to do already. Spike said he'd wait as long as seven years, then he'd feel like he looked too old to reprise the role. His seven years just passed.

lori
lori

i love 2 see a buffy movie.i loved the series if the orginal actors from buffy.would be in the movie.

Judy
Judy

How do producers get their job? Clearly they do not have an ability to analyze the success of a series in order to deliver it to the silver screen. It smaks of the workings of the lowest rung of producers: to make a buck on the branding. These producers do not care that the key to the success of Buffyverse rests in the genius of the writer. Joss supplies script twists with continual character development and frank inspection of the human dilemma. His episodes were superb in the last season. Two hours of that same quality on the big screen would be the hottest ticket of the season.

jingles
jingles

They better make sure they get SMG to play Buffy...she IS Buffy, and without her the whole movie will suck so bad

Rodney
Rodney

This is old news. And SMG said she would never play Buffy again, so it doesn't matter.

Also, Kristy Swanson was Buffy first, and when the TV series came out they were pissed that this new girl was playing her. But that worked out.

Who's to say a new Buffy wouldn't work out?

Gary
Gary

I really really really want a new Buffy movie and it would HAVE to have all original cast... SMG too.

john
john

There hasn't been any good shows that got me interested as of late except doll house, but nothing like buffy and angel series. I totally agree with jared that it would be great to have another slayer come in the play maybe a new player from the army of buffy. I just can't believe that this show didn't get as much credits as it deserved. now i wish joss didn't sell the rights of the show to those people they are going ruin the show and maybe lose alot of fans respect if they haven't already by having joss whedon on bored. Hopefully they are reading this and taking this under consideration of the fans wants for this show.

Jarred
Jarred

Big Buffy and Angel fan.

At first I thought "could they really be bringing Buffy back, how cool!" Then I heard Joss isn't attached so that was a bummer.

I would rather see a new slayers path, maybe tie into Buffy's army. (More of a Queen of the slayers take) I'd hate to see them just throw something together amd another highly anticipated movie get bad reviews. The TV show was about perfect and the comic book is doing well. I want more buffy but sometimes thats enough!!

Morgansehl
Morgansehl

Ok, so now there is definitely a movie but without Joss Whedon??? What the he$%?? You can't have Buffy and no Joss. That's life saying "Hey, how about a Christmas with no Jesus....it's His celebration, but let's just kick him out cause we can do it better without him"....poo poo on the new Buffy movie without Joss. Poo Poo.

Rodney
Rodney

In our hearts we know this is Joss' story, but in reality he is not the owner of the property.

He sold the script to the movie to someone else back in the 90s which became the first movie, and the same people produced the TV series and brought him on board to write.

No buffy fan will support a new buffy without Whedon.

http://themovieblog.com/2009/05/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-to-be-a-remake

James
James

Hi well i just want to know is there going to be a buffy movie if not why carnt there be a season ehight it can be set a few years after season seven i just really think buffy should never of ended i mean i dont watch newt elce i mean buffy is better than enything on now a days is just rubish do you know i am saying i mean when i was in 2004 when i watched the last season of buffy because i loved buffy so much i thought wonder what happens next and then oh year later no season 8 i mean i was only 11 i was very upset not crying i mean thats just stupied over tv program but i was not happy i say smg if she did quit should not have i mean buffy the vampire slayer made her what she is today yeh shes been in the grudge and scooby doo and over stuff but i want to see her back in buffy i mean come On i SAY WE GET BUFFY BACK ON TV AND SOON SMG DOES NOT LOOK A DAY OLDER THAN WHAT SHE DID DOES SHE SO SHE SHOULD I MEAN I KINOW IT WILL MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPY INCLUDING ME. cya

Rodney
Rodney

They are remaking the movie and it will have little if anything at all to do with the TV show.

Áine
Áine

Hey i heard yesterday on the radio and on tv today that a new buffy movie was being made. has anyone else heard any more about it?? im not sure if sarah michelle gellar is even going to be in it thats what i heard from the tv i think anyway!!!

james
james

hey its me i just would love to see buffy i was yung when i started to watch it i have all the seasons and if they do make the movie smg has to be int it oh and i am only like 15.

james
james

omg i would love to see buffy back imean who wants to read about it we need to watch i want to know what happens next and why the hell did anya die.?

Lewis
Lewis

I think that the original cast of Buffy reuniting for one last time is an amazing idea, certainly one of the best I’ve herd all year. I loved the TV show and I would like nothing more than to see a Buffy movie. Please try your hardest Joss Whedon to make that happen.

All the best & good luck.

cherry
cherry

i read that sarah michelle gellar is pregnant now so i dont think a Buffy movie is gonna happen :(

and "rodney" i think you should stop judging other people's comments, so what if they thought the creators name is Josh, doesnt mean they dont like buffy the vampire slayer does it? sorry, but it had to be said, and i found it hard to say this to a fellow buffy fan :) it is the BEST show ever!!!

cherry
cherry

lol rodney i was just joking around :)

Rodney
Rodney

Rodney doesn't need to be in quotes. Its not a title or pseudonym. Its my name.

Furthermore if you read my comment about her misspelling of Joss' name you would see the irony was that she claimed to know everything about Buffy and didn't even know the creator's name.

Guess that wasn't everything.

Kattiee
Kattiee

Yer hey i think it would be a great idea i mean it was ended in like 2003-2004 watever n i am still a big fan of buffy the vampire slayer. n i like it alot, it would be great to have spike n angel xander, willow, giles, anya (as her n xander got married, n dawn if possible XD

xx

IloveBUFFY.

katlyn

Rodney
Rodney

Kattiee... you do know that Anya became mortal and in the final battle of the Hellmouth she was killed?

What kind of Buffy fan are you?

Jessica
Jessica

I would love more than anything to see what has happened to all the original cast members. I am an avid fan who owns every single season of Buffy and every time I start watching it from the beginning by the end I'm still itching for more! A Buffy movie has my vote!

MorbidRev
MorbidRev

Hey hey now i think there is one possibility, does anyone remember Nancy holders unofficial book called queen of the slayers?, it was classed as the unofficial 8th season, and ive read it i think if josh and Nancy teamed up to use the storyline from queen of the slayers they might just have a big screen hit.

It was a continuation from what happened after season 7 and i think it would make a good movie. I really do hope for a buffy movie as i loved the tv show.

Rodney
Rodney

I love how people profess to be the biggest fan and know how this should be done right when they can't even remember the damn creator's name!

Seriously JOSS. His name is not josh. JOSS!!!

And the Unofficial "book" was just FANFIC. It was called that because Joss never approved it and the fans didn't either.

catfire11
catfire11

hey all you peaple out there who think that you can diss josh it is just wrong i loved the series plus firefly and serenity and if he made a new movie of buffy that is somewhere between the end of the tv show and the comics then it would be a good movie and if he does a new movie it is not going to be good unless he gets the original cast and everything so yeah that is wat i think if you dont like u can go srew yourself so yeah

Rodney
Rodney

JOSS.

When on a rant trying to sound superior you might want to get his name right.

so yeah.

Marc
Marc

I'm not sure that this will even happen now although I would love for it to. It was just announced recently that Sarah Michelle Gellar is pregnant and that she is due this fall.

christy
christy

It would be amazing if they did a buffy/angel movie! I think it would do really well at the theatre. There are so many different things they could do with movie, so many loose ends that could be cleared up. I would love to see angel & cordelia be together and buffy & spike. I know that money is the only thing holding them back but if they realize just how much their fans want it and just how successful it would be. We would could start a fund to help make it. I saw twilight and I know that the buffy movie ten times better!

Molly
Molly

OMG!

They have to turn the series into a film.

Everyone saw the success of the Sex And The City movie, and with Twilight just released and fans warmed up for some vampire drama, love and action this is the PERFECT time to bring it out.

It's been seven years,

the last season was season seven,

seven's the lucky number!

COME ON JOSS,

M A K E I T H A P P E N!!!

I

love

Buffy!(:

Ashley
Ashley

Bring ANGEL and BUFFY back. They are a hell of a lot better the that twlight rip-off. Huge fan I hope this is true we need are heros back.

Jay DeMarco
Jay DeMarco

The series was fantastic! Start to finish. I'd love to see a movie of the show...however, now that most of the actors have become more accomplished, do you think there might be a money issue (as I'm sure their price tags have gone up since then)...if they can pay it...I say film it!

Jay

Rodney
Rodney

Sarah Michelle Gellar's biggest hit since Buffy has been Scooby Doo. Nicholas Brendan has disappeared, Anthony Head is minor supporting cast on a BBC series, and the only person off that show with a steady career is Allyson Hannigan.

This would be a small tag. But that is not what is stopping it. So far the only people asking for this movie is the fans, so as much as I hope it will happen someday, I don't predict it ever will.

Sadly.

Cherry
Cherry

Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the best T.V show ever made in history in my opinion. I would LOVE to see a Buffy movie be made!! Everyone seems to be worried that it will be hard to create a movie if people watching had never seen the TV series or read the comic books. I disagree!! I only started watching Buffy in the UK when series 6 first aired on BBC2 and I didnt have to see the rest of the series to become hooked. Of course later I bought the others series on DVD and became hooked on them too!! My point is that Joss Whedon has the ability to create a movie that will not only appeal to current Buffy fans, but people that don't realise they are soon to become a fan and do what I did and buy the whole series on DVD!!! Yeah, the original Buffy movie sucked, but that was because Joss Whedon was not as involved in it. Joss Whedon would be involved in this movie and if he can revive his original movie into an even better TV series then I have faith in him to revive the TV series into an even better movie!! Sarah Michelle Gellar said she would only star if the script was right, and seen as she does'nt seem to be doing anything at the moment and people are becoming hyped up with the Twilight movie, then I can see this movie working. Although, I do think it would have to be a BUFFY movie, and should'nt have any of the ANGEL cast (except Spike who joined Angel after Buffy ended) in the movie. David Boreanaz is doing really well in "Bones" and I think reprising his role as Angel would'nt be a good move. Plus characters in Angel that would do well in a Buffy movie are the characters that originated from Buffy to begin with i.e. Cordelia and Wesley, and they both died in Series 5 of Angel. So PLEASE Joss Whedon!!! DON'T LET ME DOWN!!! I hope a movie is made and I hope it is good. Because other wise the whole of the Buffy series would be a waste and would be ruined! :(

Rodney
Rodney

What do you mean the original Buffy movie sucked? Because Joss wasn't as involved?? Joss Whedon WROTE AND INVENTED the Buffy movie. All of it. How much more involved would you want him to be??

He was LESS involved in his TV show as he guided the series, but he had a team of writers that would help him create new stories.

You dish out a big long rant about how you think it should be and throw out inconsistencies that prove you don't know how it should be.

I am all for a Buffy movie, and even Angel involved would be fine too. But not making a movie or not making a good one would not make the whole of the Buffy franchise a waste.

Matt
Matt

i would spend $1000 on tickets just to help this movie.

Brittany
Brittany

I totally think they should make a new Buffy movie!!! I'm such a huge fan and was so devistated when it went off the air. It would be great to see all the scoobies back together!! I say get with it already Joss before its too late!!!!

shane
shane

hi you might know me from a the 6 th of dec and i said i would like a buffy film it has been a while so i think that joss should get his ass of the chair because i am so angery because i have to wait so long and i went to town and did not get a buffy onbus because it cost sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much money but i would love a film

Angela
Angela

I think that it would be an awsome idea if they brought back Buffy.... It still holds alot of popularity I mean it has sold out in our stores where I am from.....That's gotta say something for the shows popularity.......Some kind of Buffy continuation that involves actors (Sarah) would be kick a**.....

I
I

I know this isnt exactly what the "forumn/blog/poll" or whatever is about but if he wanted to create a new tv series he already has a full script... He could re enact the season 8 comics - i havent read these but i would be sure to watch them if they were ever put onto the tv again...

melissa
melissa

any valid sources on this rumor? just curious..

as much as i would LOVE a movie, im not holding my breath. but should anyone hear anything solid on this, please post!

matt
matt

I grew up with the buffy and angel shows and I would love to see a movie that is a continuation of the series. I dont know what the story would be about but im sure whedon will come up with something awesome as he always has. plus with a movie whedon will have more freedom to be as violent and vulgar as he wants compared to the show. I would also like to see a prequel movie that talks about angels origins and maybe spikes, they touched upon it a little in the show but i think that story has enough details for a whole movie. it would also be cool if they made a movie where blade met buffy. that would be dope!!

love bvs and angel
love bvs and angel

I was so upset when fx stopped airing BVS, I still see angel on TNT which I still find entertaining, but to be honest I liked BVS better. I also agree I wish SCI-FI, or SPIKE TV would air BVS episodes. I think Sara Michelle Gellar is a great actress, and her career is not in the S*****. It is hard to be such a well known character known by all of america, and try to find another role with out people expecting to see their buffy. I think all the characters on the show are amazing actors. They all contributed in there own special way. Even if they don't make a movie, I would still love to watch the episodes, it's way better than that 70;s show, or all those stupid crime dramas, like law and order, so sick of it. Like america needs something more to be depressed about. At least Buffy the Vampire slayer was a fantasy escape from reality that provided humor. People who watch drauma, and violent movies like sopranos will reflect the shows depressive attitudes. We all need an escape rght now from reality, and one that provides humor. I hope it goes through any how.

PowersThatBe
PowersThatBe

I'm angry!

Ok so this is @ Hugh Jeego. GILES IS THE LAST OF THE WATCHERS BECAUSE WESLEY DIED AT THE END OF ANGEL.....GOD!

that is all

please make this movie

Mary Morris
Mary Morris

I am so excited to hear this news. It will be a hard thing to do, but I truly believe in that cast and production crew. And we will get some answers...

And hopefully some Spike/Buffy :)

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