Sarah Michelle Gellar has changed her tune about a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot and is now open to reprising her iconic role.
During a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, the 47-year-old actress — who played the series' titular role — revealed she was open to reprising the part after years of saying no much to the disappointment of fans.
“I always used to say no, because it’s in its bubble and it’s so perfect,” the 90’s icon explained. “But watching ‘[And Just Like That…]’ and seeing ‘[Dexter: Original Sin],’ and realizing there are ways to do it, definitely does get your mind thinking, ‘Well, maybe.’”
She says a prequel wouldn’t be the road she’d prefer to go down, instead, there are plenty of other options for the potential series.
“It could be anything,” Gellar — who stars in the upcoming Dexter prequel — said of a potential premise for new version of Buffy. “It’s a universe. It makes you realize that in this world, we need those heroes, I think, more so than ever.”
Prior to her change of heart, Gellar was strong in her stance that she was against any type of reboot. In 2023, IndieWire reported that she was done with the show during an interview with SFX Magazine.
While Gellar didn't want to be involved, she gave her blessing for Buffy the Vampire Slayer to continue with a new female lead.
“I am all for them continuing the story because there’s the story of female empowerment,” she said. “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 like I said, the metaphors of Buffy were the horrors of adolescence. I think I look young, but I am not an adolescent,” Gellar added.
Though it hasn't been confirmed if Gellar will be grabbing a fresh stake, Dolly Parton, 78, an uncredited producer on the original series, revealed that a reboot of the supernatural drama was still in the works after it was initially put on the back burner in 2022.
A revival of the beloved series was first announced in July 2018 with Joss Whedon attached as an executive producer. He wrote the 1992 movie and created the beloved WB series of the same name that ran for seven seasons from 1997 to 2003.
The show birthed a cult-like following with many lines of merchandise and products including novels, comics, video games, clothing, accessories, and more.
A network was not attached at the time of the announcement. However, Monica Owusu-Breen, who worked with Whedon on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., was set to serve as showrunner and head writer.
The reboot was also set to star a Black actress in the lead role, but Owusu-Breen clarified: "There is only one Buffy."
“They’re still working on that,” Parton told Business Insider in January 2024. “They’re thinking about bringing it back and revamping it."
Parton also noted that she was “very involved” behind the scenes of the original show, despite living in Nashville while the series was filmed in Los Angeles.
"A lot of my work was done just conversing back and forth with the business people there," she said. "I have to give more people more credit on Buffy the Vampire Slayer than me. A lot of people did so much sweat on that. That little show did great.”
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