Posted in : CW , cyclosis , TV| Tagged : buffy , Dolly Parton , sarah michelle gellar
With Sarah Michelle Gellar light promise , we look at how thing have evolved in terms of a Buffy the Vampire Slayer serial revival and more .
Back in 2018 , 20th Century Fox Television announced that it was developing a reboot . Monica Owusu - Breen(Midnight , Texas ; Marvel ’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ) would serve as showrunner , andJoss Whedonwould co - write and executive produce . That would convert begin in early 2021 , whenBuffy&AngelstarCharisma Carpenterwent world with accusations against Whedon that involved age of unprofessional and opprobrious behavior . This instigate many others connected to both shows to voice their living for Carpenter and offer their own allegement . Whedon ’s efforts in former 2021 to handle those matter and others in " The Undoing of Joss Whedon " byLila ShapiroforNew York Magazineappeared to only worsen topic , with many see Whedon as attempt to " play the dupe " instead of addressing the accusations leveled against him in a reasoned , honest personal manner .
curtly after , the allegations would return to the public eye with the publishing ofEvan Ross Katz’sInto Every Generation a Slayer Is Born : How Buffy Staked Our Hearts . Offering a behind - the - scene look at the serial from its cast , originative team , and product bunch , the account book included interviews with Gellar , Carpenter , Emma Caulfield , Amber Benson , James Marsters , Anthony Stewart Head , Seth Green , Marc Blucas , Nicholas Brendon , and many others . In term of a series return , things were understandably not await good lead into August 2022 , with administrator producerGail Bermansharing withThe Hollywood Reporter’sKatie Kilkennythat the project was " on pause . " Now , flash ahead to January 2024 – when music legend and pop polish iconDolly Partonmade some " Buffy " headlines …
For those of you who do n’t have a go at it , Parton and her former director , Sandy Gallin , founded Sandollar Productions – and it was the production troupe ’s television sectionalisation ( Sandollar Television ) that co - produced all seven seasons of " Buffy " as well as theDavid Boreanaz - starring spinoff seriesAngel . Co - producing the original plastic film with Kuzui Enterprises , the two output company would join Whedon ’s Mutant Enemy Productions and 20th Century Fox Television ( now 20th Television ) to develop the idiot box serial publication . " They ’re still working on that , " Parton shared withBusiness Insider . " They ’re thinking about bringing it back and vamp it , " she add together , not offering additional details at the metre . Three months later , in April 2024 , Gellar partake in withUS Weeklyduring a fashion awards show in Los Angeles that Parton was one of the very few the great unwashed she would take a call from regarding a riposte . " I mean , like , if Dolly Parton is going to call me , I ’m always available to take a phone call from the queen , " Gellar shared .
To offer you some perspective on just how much " The Queen " stand for to her , Gellar discussed Parton being a " silent " manufacturer on the serial publication , how crucial Parton was in getting the series off the ground , how she reacted after Parton praise the serial , and the moment when she realized that Parton knew who she was during a February 2023 sojourn to NBC’sThe Tonight Show – here ’s a looking at :
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