While Sarah Michelle Gellar has always said that she would not reprise the role of Buffy if a reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was born, his recent comments change the situation. We explain why!
The arrival of reboots of cult series on television or on a streaming platform is not a new thing. On the contrary, not a year goes by without one of these fictions making a return in some form. Between joy and disappointment, fans no longer really know which way to dance. To be honest, a few decades ago, every time a journalist asked the famous question to an actor or someone from the creative team of the series: can we hope to see fiction revived in the form of 'a reboot or something?, we said to ourselves that the answers were all similar and we found it hard to believe it. But now, with all its programs returning, the latest of which are a potential sequel to Scott Brothers on Netflix with Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton, and a confirmed return of Malcolm on Disney+, we now take this subject more seriously. And here are recent comments from Sarah Michelle Gellar on a reboot Buffy the Vampire Slayer come to feed the machine once again.
Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz defended the reboot project Buffy the Vampire Slayer
So, yes, you can tell us that this is not the first time that the actress has spoken on this subject. However, her recent comments she made during her participation in the show The Drew Barrymore Show change the situation a bit and are not that trivial, despite what some may believe. Explanations! In July 2018, an explosive announcement shook the hearts of fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The American studio 20th Century Fox confirmed to AFP that a reboot of the series with an African-American killer was in preparation. This news then created a chain reaction where viewers and actors shared their opinions. If a large number of people were unhappy, Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz publicly defended this project in October 2018. Since then, if the interpreter of Buffy Summers has always been in favor of a return to fiction, she has nevertheless always said that she would not reprise her role and explained the reason why. But here we are in December 2024, and since then, there has still been no reboot. Unless… During an interview with Drew Barrymore, Sarah Michelle Gellar said she was now open to resuming Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Sarah Michelle Gellar finally ready to reprise her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer ?
“I always said no [à un reboot]because Buffy is in her bubble and she's so perfect. But looking [And Just Like That…, la suite de Sex and the City] and seeing [Dexter : Original Sin]I realize that there are ways to do it, we say to ourselves that it may be possible“explained Sarah Michelle Gellar. The actress added that the possibilities for a new series are numerous because Buffy is “his own universe“and that”in this world we need these heroes, I think, more than ever“. The actress has never been opposed to a reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayerbut has always been against making a return to this universe herself. With this declaration, we say – reading between the lines – that it would ultimately open the door to a return of Buffy with finally a reprise of her role. Something to excite the fans that we are! So are there ongoing discussions? There is hope! The actress returns once again to the forefront thanks to Dexter : Original Sinthe prequel series of Dexter in which the actress plays the latter's boss, Tanya Martin, head of the scientific police.
