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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