Looks like 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' may be back, but without Joss Whedon

Ever since "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" finished its run, there has been chatter about finding a way to continue the story — whether as a comic book or as a film. Now it looks like a "Buffy" movie reboot is moving forward, but without series creator Joss Whedon, whose energy is focused on directing "The Avengers."

Sunnydale without Whedon seems fairly unimaginable, but a brave  29-year-old named Whit Anderson has signed on to write the script for a Warner Bros. feature. Producer Charles Roven of Atlas Entertainment told our sister blog Hero Complex, “Generally, I wouldn’t have said, ‘Let’s revive this,’  but Whit’s take is pretty compelling and a lot of fun, and it’s interesting to see all of this reimagined. This is a completely new reboot."

Can a first-time screenwriter do justice to the "Buffy" legacy? And assuming the movie gets off the ground, will obsessive fans (you know who you are) accept a wholesale reboot?

Hero Complex has more conversation with Roven and Anderson about the future of Buffy 2.0.

— Joy Press

Photo: Whit Anderson. Credit: Sam Comen.

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Comments

[ASQuiros]

NO

[Melissa]

a world of no.

[Katie]

Ummm... not sure where you guys did your research, but Buffy HAS already been continued by Joss's team in comic book form!

Personally I don't want to see one of my fave shows taken, spun around and made crap. Can't anyone come up with an original and different idea? That's what appealed to people about Buffy in the first place.

[Ishanie]

Seriously? I agree with the ones below... How about making a movie about Faith, if you must go this route? Or making a movie based on Willow? Just take it in another direction and leave our Buffy alone!

[Dib]

Sick and tired of the redoing everything over and over. I agree with Katie about the original ideas that need to be done. But as sad as it is Hollywood and the rest of the cowards that make shows and movies, don't have the balls to even touch anything that has not already been done.

The vampire, werewolf romance needs to die. Monsters should not be lovers. Walking Dead, good show, the monsters are monsters, and watching people become or fight becoming a monster is a nice thing. Taking from a comic yes, but well done, creepy and just a good story.

How to make a flop, remake a show that has not been off the air for ten years yet. It will be a fail, and a waste of money.

Need some good ideas, just ask me I have a few lol

[ichiel]

well that would be great if they will do the Buffy the vampire slayer again, because all of us really love that show especially when they finished it that was in 2003 I was sad for that, because i thought they will still have another season & that is season 8 but not. when they show the season finale i'm so really sad because its my favorite & then they will finish it so its really sad. but i hope they can bring it back but the whole gang again with sarah, michelle, brendon, alyson, james & then emma. the original one in the show so i hope so.