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“Buffy” Revamp? Producer Dolly Parton Updates on Planned Revival of the Beloved TV Series
It’s now been over twenty years since the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” TV series came to an end, and though talks of a reboot have popped up from time to time in recent years, we still don’t seem to be any closer to the vampire slayer’s return. So what’s the latest on a potential “Buffy” reboot? We’ve got a mini little update courtesy of Dolly Parton this week.
Wait… why Dolly Parton?! Believe it or not, Parton was actually a producer on the original “Buffy” television series, making her the perfect person to reach out to for “Buffy” updates!
“They’re still working on that,” Parton told Business Insider in a new interview that was published this month. “They’re thinking about bringing it back and revamping it.”
First played by Kristy Swanson in the 1992 movie, Buffy Summers was most memorably portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” TV series, which ran from 1997 to 2003. Dolly Parton produced through her production company Sandollar Productions.
For what it’s worth, Sarah Michelle Gellar has no interest in returning to the role. “I am very proud of the show that we created and it doesn’t need to be done,” the actress told SFX Magazine just last year. Gellar added, “We wrapped that up.”
She continued, “I am all for them continuing the story, because there’s the story of female empowerment. I love the way the show was left: ‘Every girl who has the power can have the power.’ It’s set up perfectly for someone else to have the power. But… the metaphors of Buffy were the horrors of adolescence. I think I look young, but I am not an adolescent.”
As you may recall, Gellar had recently nominated Zendaya for the role of Buffy.
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“I’m the Grim Reaper” – Sam Raimi Teams with ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Writers on Gory, Funny Webtoon Adaptation
The Wattpad/Webtoons and Grave Weaver-created series “I’m the Grim Reaper” is nearing its 200th episode, and it’s also getting a new TV series adaptation with talented names behind it. Deadline reports that celebrated filmmaker Sam Raimi is teaming up with 10 Cloverfield Lane scribes Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken on the new series.
The series follows “Scarlet, a young woman who wakes up in the ninth circle of hell with no idea how she got there. Satan offers to send Scarlet back to Earth if she’ll work as his reaper. But it doesn’t take long for Scarlet to realize that Satan’s offer is even worse than she feared.”
The story is said to fit perfectly into “Raimi’s wheelhouse, striking a deft balance between scares, gore and humor.”
Sam Raimi and Zainab Azizi will executive produce the series with Weaver, who’ll also team on the development process. Raimi may be most known for his Spider-Man and Evil Dead movies, but the filmmaker has been busy behind the scenes producing. More recently, Raimi produced this week’s action brawler Boy Kills World and last year’s 65, with Don’t Move on the way.
The “I’m the Grim Reaper” webtoon launched in 2019, delving into the humor and horrors of reaping souls in Hell. That it’s on the cusp of airing its 200th episode means no shortage of story and mythology for Campbell and Stuecken to pull from.
Stay tuned for additional details on this new series as they arrive.
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