[OT] New Buffy movie

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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i666afabc28491e6a5d5861d83ae30855

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A new incarnation of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" could be coming to the
big screen.

"Buffy" creator Joss Whedon isn't involved and it's not set up at a
studio, but Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment are
working with original movie director Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband,
Kaz Kuzui, on what is being labeled a remake or relaunch, but not a
sequel or prequel.

While Whedon is the person most associated with "Buffy," Kuzui and her
Kuzui Enterprises have held onto the rights since the beginning, when
she discovered the "Buffy" script from then-unknown Whedon. She
developed the script while her husband put together the financing to
make the 1992 movie, which was released by Fox.

Kuzui later teamed with Gail Berman, then president of Sandollar
Television, bringing back Whedon to make the TV series, which was
produced by Fox TV and launched on the WB in 1997. Kuzui and Sandollar
received executive producer credits on "Buffy" and its spinoff,
"Angel."

The new "Buffy" film, however, would have no connection to the TV
series, nor would it use popular supporting characters like Angel,
Willow, Xander or Spike. Vertigo and Kuzui are looking to restart the
story line without trampling on the beloved existing universe created
by Whedon, putting the parties in a similar situation faced by
Paramount, J.J. Abrams and his crew when relaunching "Star Trek."

One of the underlying ideas of "Buffy" allows Vertigo and Kuzui to do
just that: that each generation has its own vampire slayer to protect
it. The goal would be to make a darker, event-sized movie that would,
of course, have franchise potential.

The parties are meeting with writers and hearing takes, and later will
look for a home for the project. The producers do not rule out
Whedon's involvement but have not yet reached out to him.Speaking from
Tokyo, Fran Kuzui said the company is constantly approached not only
about sequels but theater, video games and foreign remakes for
"Buffy." When Vertigo's Lee contacted them, they were intrigued.

"It was Roy's interest in taking Buffy into a new place that grabbed
us," she said, noting that original exec producer Sandy Gallin also
was consulted. "It was based on our respect for what he does, and his
particular sensitivity to Asian filmmakers, that we wanted to work
with him."

Kuzui, who is prepping do direct a movie in Japan in the fall, added:
"Everything has its moment. Every movie takes on a life at some point,
and this seems like the moment to do this."
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