January 3, 2011
The “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” phenomenon started off back in 1992 as a movie starring Kristy Swanson and Luke Perry. While the film didn’t win a big, ahem, stake of the box office when it was initially released, it found a huge cult audience when it started playing on cable. Joss Whedon, who wrote the film, decided to capitalize on the character’s popularity by developing the concept for TV. The resulting series, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and taking a darker tone than the movie, became a huge hit and ran from 1997 to 2003.
Apparently the time is ripe for a “Buffy” revival, because producer Charles Roven — who’s produced movies like “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight,” and the new Nicholas Cage film “Season Of The Witch” — told us he’s in the initial stages of getting a new “Buffy” movie off the ground.
When news of a “Buffy” reboot was announced, there was quite an uproar when it was revealed that it would be done without Whedon’s involvement. Roven told us he was surprised by the reaction, but was happy to see the passionate enthusiasm from the “Buffy” fans.
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