“The Buffy reboot could well be on its way,” teases singer Dolly Parton
Will Jenna Ortega be the one? Dolly Parton reflected on her role as producer of all seven seasons of the iconic series.
“In every generation, there is a chosen one… She alone will have to face vampires, demons and the forces of darkness…”
The iconic series is about to experience a revival, orchestrated by Dolly Partonthe 78-year-old country singer who is used to producing projects involving the vampire slayer.
Placed at the front of the stage thanks to the choreography that went viral by David And Victoria Beckham on the 80s feel good hit, ““Islands in the Stream”the country music legend spoke to Business Insider : “Buffy the Vampire Slayer could return to the screens.”
Originally known as a musical legend of the seventies, Dolly Parton was also an uncredited producer of the television series with the iconic Buffy interpreter, Sarah Michelle Gellarbut also the 1992 film on which the series was based.
Sandollar Productions, the singer’s company co-founded with Sandy Gallin co-produced all seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (from 1997 to 2003), as well as the spin off Angel with David Boreanaz on display. The production companies then teamed up with the creator of Buffy, Joss Whedon Mutant Enemy Productions and 20th Century Fox Television on the popular television series. Without saying more about the new faces of the casting, the business woman swear that the project is in progress:
“They are still working on this. They plan to resurrect it and relaunch the show“, confirms Dolly Parton.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fran Rubel Kuzui first tried to restart Buffy with a new film in 2009. However, fans of the series, and some of its actors, criticized the project for not including the master vampire slayer: Joss Whedon. Before he was accused of having tyrant behavior on set.
Broadcast in France on M6 from 1998 to 2004 in The Saturday Trilogythe series was able to leave its mark with its rock’n roll theme song, reflecting the rhythm of life of those we nickname “the Scooby Gang” :
The country singer looked back with nostalgia on her role as producer on the hit series, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon And James Marsters.
Dolly Parton revealed to Business Insider that at the time, she was “very involved” In Buffyalthough she did not visit the set often because she lived in Nashville and the project was filmed in Los Angeles.
“A lot of my work was done just by talking to the people there. And I went out for meetings from time to time.“
The singer of “Jolene” admitted to not having met the cast of the hit series, but that didn’t stop her from showing her involvement in other ways: “I couldn’t meet everyone, but I wanted them to know that I was there for them, that I was proud of them. They were doing a great job“, said Dolly Parton.
This one sent gifts to actors and actresses, as was able to attest Sarah Michelle Gellar on the set of Jimmy Fallon For The Tonight Show.
“We had Christmas presents, with our names written down, I was like, ‘She doesn’t know who I am‘. Then one day someone interviewed her about it, and she complimented the show and my performance, and I said, ‘Oh, I can die in peace now‘explained the vampire slayer.
Early fans express their preferences regarding the succession of the courageous Buffy – who would have the makings of a slayer? If nothing is signed, the proposal Jenna Ortega seems to delight the followers of bloody stakes:
Jenna Ortega will most definitely be considered for that Buffy revival/reboot. #BuffyTheVampireSlayer pic.twitter.com/DBwq7W8TFw
— CriticalOverlord (@CriticalOverlo3) January 28, 2024
Sarah Michelle Gellar has no desire to reprise the role of Buffy