After the much-derided "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" movie debuted in 1992, creator Joss Whedon almost gave up on his original vision. The writer had conceived of "Buffy" as a way to subvert expectations by having the typically helpless blonde become the hero of her own story. Unfortunately, Whedon was beyond disappointed by the film, talking on record about how the project was taken away from him and turned into a campy comedy. In recent years, there's been renewed interest in the "Buffy" movie, which certainly differs in tone from the TV show that came to define the character in popular culture. But the movie did at least give us the first draft of Buffy Summers
After that first iteration hit theaters, Gail Berman of Sandollar Productions thought the subversive vampire slayer might make for a good TV show, and contacted Whedon thinking he'd be uninterested in revisiting "Buffy." But to her surprise,...
After that first iteration hit theaters, Gail Berman of Sandollar Productions thought the subversive vampire slayer might make for a good TV show, and contacted Whedon thinking he'd be uninterested in revisiting "Buffy." But to her surprise,...
- 9/23/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Alyson Hannigan was brilliant in the role of Willow Rosenberg on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series, which ran for a total of seven seasons and 144 episodes, beginning in 1997 and wrapping up in 2003… But she didn’t join the show until the pilot was reshot, replacing the previously cast Riff Regan as Willow. And during an interview with Shut Up Evan, Melanie Lynskey confirmed that she was also a potential Willow.
Interviewer Evan Ross Katz had been told by Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar that the show’s creator Joss Whedon had envisioned Lynskey (only known from Heavenly Creatures at the time) as Willow when he was writing the pilot script, but Lynskey, who is from New Zealand, couldn’t audition because there was an issue with her visa. Katz asked Lynskey about that and she replied, “It is basically true. It was kind of a visa issue, but...
Interviewer Evan Ross Katz had been told by Buffy star Sarah Michelle Gellar that the show’s creator Joss Whedon had envisioned Lynskey (only known from Heavenly Creatures at the time) as Willow when he was writing the pilot script, but Lynskey, who is from New Zealand, couldn’t audition because there was an issue with her visa. Katz asked Lynskey about that and she replied, “It is basically true. It was kind of a visa issue, but...
- 7/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
When Buffy the Vampire Slayer burst onto screens in 1997, it took the world by storm, but the show almost had a very different cast.
Yellowjackets star Melanie Lynskey stopped by the Shut Up Evan: The Newsletter podcast to reveal she was approached for the role of Willow Rosenberg.
The actress revealed that she was initially uninterested in working on TV at that time.
"It was kind of a visa issue," the 46-year-old said in the podcast segment filmed before the SAG-AFTRA strike.
"But not really. I also was not sure about doing television at that time."
"It was very early in my career. I had a very old-school agent who was like, 'TV? That's for has-beens!' and I was like, 'I don't think it is anymore,'" she said.
"Certainly, now, things have really changed, but I just wasn't super into it at the time."
The role ultimately went to Riff Regan,...
Yellowjackets star Melanie Lynskey stopped by the Shut Up Evan: The Newsletter podcast to reveal she was approached for the role of Willow Rosenberg.
The actress revealed that she was initially uninterested in working on TV at that time.
"It was kind of a visa issue," the 46-year-old said in the podcast segment filmed before the SAG-AFTRA strike.
"But not really. I also was not sure about doing television at that time."
"It was very early in my career. I had a very old-school agent who was like, 'TV? That's for has-beens!' and I was like, 'I don't think it is anymore,'" she said.
"Certainly, now, things have really changed, but I just wasn't super into it at the time."
The role ultimately went to Riff Regan,...
- 7/20/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Yellowjackets star Melanie Lynskey came close to playing Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s witchy Bff Willow Rosenberg not once but twice.
In an interview with Shut Up Evan: The Newsletter, conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike, the actress reveals that she was up for the role, but several factors contributed to her, initially, not being interested in the project, which would go on to become a TV classic and a critical darling.
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In an interview with Shut Up Evan: The Newsletter, conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike, the actress reveals that she was up for the role, but several factors contributed to her, initially, not being interested in the project, which would go on to become a TV classic and a critical darling.
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- 7/20/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
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