A deliberate reboot “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” that was set to be directed by Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao, has been canceled, star and producer Sarah Michelle Gellar stated.
“Unfortunately, Hulu has decided not to move forward with ‘Buffy: New Sunnydale’,” Gellar stated in an Instagram submit.
“I am really sad to have to share this, but I wanted you all to hear it from me,” added the 48-year-old, who starred within the unique sequence that ran for seven seasons.
The new Buffy was introduced final yr and was set to see Gellar reprise her function as Buffy Summers, who within the unique sequence had been a teen battling demons and vampires as she navigated highschool.
“I want to thank Chloe Zhao, because I never thought I would find myself back in Buffy’s stylish yet affordable boots,” Gellar stated.
“Thanks to Chloe, I used to be reminded how a lot I really like her and the way a lot she means not solely to me however to all of you. And this doesn’t change any of that.
“And I promise if the apocalypse actually comes, you can still beep me,” she quipped.
Zhao, whose interval piece “Hamnet” missed out on the perfect image Oscar on Sunday, advised Variety on the purple carpet that she hadn’t been shocked by the challenge’s cancellation.
“Things happen for a reason,” Zhao stated. “I had an unimaginable time with Sarah, with the entire forged and crew doing this and we, initially, see ourselves because the guardians of the unique present.
“Our priority has always been to be truthful to the show, and be truthful to our fans.”
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