Sarah Michelle Gellar admitted that the development of a revival of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was “overwhelming”.
“It is heartwarming and exciting and incredibly nerve-wracking,” said 47-year-old Gellar People With the make -up artists & hairdresser Guild Awards on Saturday, February 15,.
The actress confirmed at the beginning of this month that she worked with the Oscar winner Chloé Zhao To A sequelWhere she would produce executive and repeated her role as Buffy Summers in a way.
Gellar is not expected to be the new Buffyverse project because the script requires a new hunter to play a central role. This turn was made possible by BuffyThe final of the 2003 series, in which all potential hunters in the world were awakened at the same time.
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While he took part in the weekend gala in Beverly Hilton, Gellar gave that to Buffy The high expectations of the fans make the revival of the property a challenge.
“I wish there was a better word than overwhelming,” she admitted.
Gellar added that the Buffy spinoff is particularly “nerve-wracking” because everyone involved is determined to do it right.
“I think we have this team, which is legendary, from Chloé Zhao to the zuck (producers Nora And Lilla Zuckerman) on (producer) Gail Berman. And I think people will be pretty impressed, ”she predicted.
The Buffy Alum has long resisted to participate in a potential restart or a potential remake. In 2019 Gellar told US Weekly that she saw no reason why Buffy Required restart.
“I think new starts are great to present someone to a story that you may not know about characters that you don’t know,” said Gellar, “said Gellar Us. “I think the amazing thing about it BuffyThe legacy is that people still watch and discover and still swings. The fact that it is still important for people means that it lives alone. Apart from that, it’s great. I don’t have the feeling that I do it. “
Despite her reluctance, Gellar finally agreed to organize a meeting about a resuscitation concept with Zhao and her “mentor” Berman, which remembered in several hours Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘S immense effect. As soon as Gellar had agreed to register as an executive producer, Hulu set the resuscitation concept into the development.
“I always heard the fans and heard their wish to visit Buffy and her world again, but it was nothing I could do, unless I was sure we would do it right.” Gellar wrote to the fans About Instagram in early February. “This was a long process and it’s not over yet. I promise you that we will only do this show if we know that we can do it right. And I’ll tell you that we are on the way there. “
Gellar was originally seen as a defending champion for seven seasons between 1997 and 2003. The TV series itself was a restart of Creator Joss Whedon‘S 1992 Cult Classic Horror Movie equal name in the Kristy Swanson played Buffy Summers. Whedon has no participation in this new version of Buffy.
The Buffy The television series was so popular in its heyday that actor members David Boreanaz got his own spinoff, angelwhich was broadcast from 1999 to 2004. The continuity from both shows has passed into a long-time comic series by Dark Horse.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is available for Disney+ and Hulu.
