Given the non-stop deluge of attention she’s received in the past several years, the obsessive fans, and the privacy-invading paparazzi, it was natural to assume that Kristen Stewart would be done with the vampire genre altogether once shooting on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 had wrapped. But apparently Stewart’s still up for more fun and hijinks with the undead if the script (or paycheck) is good enough. Because the mumbly twenty-one-year-old has just signed a three-picture contract to star as the title heroine in Fox’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot movie series. More after the jump.
The initial news that the reboot would occur sans input from Buffy’s creator, beloved genre auteur Joss Whedon, was met with derision by the character’s fans. But Fox boldly moved to counter the potential loss of legions of Buffy loyalists by hiring an actress who will bring with her new armies of admirers. And even Whedon thinks Stewart’s a great choice. In a Fox press release issued today, Whedon remarked, “If Buffy has to wear a new face, I couldn’t imagine a better one than Kristen Stewart’s. I mean, have you SEEN Adventureland? Girl brings the self-pity like no one else. Besides, Scarlett’s busy with Avengers. “
Great Q&A with BtVS writer and producer Marti Noxon for FEARnet, talking about the possible Buffy the Vampire Slayer big screen reboot (boo, hiss!):
There was talk at one point about perhaps launching a movie without Joss’s involvement.
Marti: That was ridiculous. [Laughs] That was ridiculous. I think that notion was so quickly… I think that was probably some kind of muscle to try to get Joss to commit to something. That was my suspicion, that they were sort of playing a game to move the project forward. Because nobody wants that to happen.
Thanks to Ginny for this! These are supposedly rolling out at Comic Con, but the Jones soda guys are up to their tricks again but this time it’s in Buffy’s favor. Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s season 8 comics are now soda pop flavors! Check them out HERE, and if you try one at comic con, make sure to let us know how it is!
As I’m sure you can see, there’s a new theme up and whoever made it was a genius. I’m busy re-adding affiliates, if I haven’t gotten back to you for affiliation that’s why!
A bit late on the scene (very), and I’m not sure if we’ve posted this but we’ve known about it for a long time so I thought it would be cool while news is slow – this is rebelliouspixels infamous Buffy vs. Edward video:
