Joss Whedon Comments On Plans For The Newly Announced ‘Buffy’ Redux
When I heard the blasphemous news that plans are in the works for a redux of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that will not include any input from Buffy creator Joss Whedon nor any of his amazing supporting characters my first thought was, I wonder what the eff Joss has to say about any of this. Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly managed to get a quote from Whedon late Tuesday and brings us Joss’s response to plans for this new incarnation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
Blasphemous. Insane. Moronic. Re-freakin’-diculous. Those are just some of the colorful reactions that greeted today’s announcement that H’wood is planning to make a new Buffy movie without Joss Whedon (a.k.a. the worst idea in the history of civilization). But one person has remained suspiciously silent throughout the escalating controversy: Whedon himself. Until now, that is. In an explosive Q&A conducted over e-mail, Whedon weighed in for the first time about the sure-to-be-hellacious Buffy reboot. What follows is a complete transcript of that interview…
What do you think about this Buffy movie they’re making without you?
JOSS WHEDON: I hope it’s cool.
Alright, so maybe I over-hyped our exchange a little bit. In my defense, it’s all I could get out of him given the time constraints. (Whedon’s crazy busy shooting the horror flick Cabin in the Woods and only had 10 seconds to spare.) But while his words may have been brief, come on, the meaning behind them was anything but. At the very least, his statement is open to all kinds of interpretation. Is he taking the high road? Is he genuinely hopeful it won’t suck? Is “cool” secret code for something else — like “colossal failure,” perhaps?
In my estimation, Joss Whedon is taking the high road (as he always does) and is trying to sound as positive as possible about the most horrendous idea ever unleashed upon the world. As I mentioned before, it is my understanding that Joss does not hold the Kuzuis in high regard and if they are behind the project (and are willing to move forward without Whedon’s input) then I don’t believe he holds high hopes for this new endeavor. I still contend that without Joss, any “Buffy” project will outright suck balls. I’m sure Joss will comment further when he has the time and inclination. But for now … this is all we get.
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May 26th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I hope it fails
May 26th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
As much as I love the idea of a Buffy movie, it just wouldnt be the same with the whole crew, especially Joss
May 26th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
If nothing else, this spectacular suckfest will send people running for Buffy DVD box sets. Joss is laughing all the way to the bank, and I’m laughing with him.
May 26th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
The industry could care less what our reactions are. All they can see right now is “$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$”
May 26th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
it didnt work the first time as a movie it aint goin 2 work this time
May 26th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Maybe he’s taking the high road because he’s hoping that with enough flack, the Kazuis will ask him to be involved? And then leave him alone so he can make an awesome movie.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
He had a slightly different reaction on his twitter … http://twitter.com/drhorrible/status/1924245224
May 26th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Joss Whedon is so freakin awesome I can hardly stand it.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
That there is a possibility that a Buffy movie could go ahead WITHOUT Joss Whedon, is proof of what I have long suspected. THERE’S A FRIGGIN’ CRACK IN THE TIME SPACE CONTINUOUM!!!! There is no amount of ” NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO” that could possibly portray my deep horror and frustration. I will have to summon all my slayer powers to quell my curiosity, and outright boycott this movie when it comes out. How else can I show my deep and undying loyalty to Joss and HIS buffyverse, which incidentally, is the ONLY Buffyverse. Stick that other Buffy up your Kazui.
May 26th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
@ Janelle of course they care about our reaction we’re the ones who’s going to decide if this flops or not and by everyone’s reaction it’ going to flop hard.
May 26th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
@ Jadedkitten : I wish I had your confidence!
May 26th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Seriously, Buffy without Joss Whedon is like a hike up everest without water…impossible and stupid. It would be a travesty to see this actually happen.
May 26th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Grrrr! Arrghh!!
May 26th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
that’s joss? i pictured him differently for some reason.
May 26th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Their goose is totally loose.
May 27th, 2009 at 12:16 am
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May 27th, 2009 at 6:03 am
bahaha Robin = best comment ever
May 27th, 2009 at 7:24 am
the first movie sucked hardcore, and now this one will too. so disappointed :S
May 27th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Can’t he just like… yoink it away from them so they can’t sully it any further?
May 27th, 2009 at 8:11 am
@Justin — unfortch, no. When he wrote the script initially, he sold the rights to have it made into a movie. The Kuzuis own the original story so, they do have the right to do whatever they want with it.
May 27th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Hmmm sounds like he secretly hates it. Hahaha
May 27th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Hi hi,
Wait a minute! Did Joss Whedon ACTUALLY create Buffy? Or did he just refurbish the origional movie from 1992, staring Kristy Swanson?
Kristy was an AWESOME, and the origional, Buffy. Don’t get me wrong, I love, LOVE LOVE Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy too, without a doubt. But, maybe we can be optomistic that the new Buffy will bring a new flavor to the character….. maybe?
b
May 27th, 2009 at 9:44 am
@braininiceland — Joss Whedon created Buffy. He wrote the original movie and then HE revamped it for TV. The entire Buffyverse was created by Joss Whedon.
May 27th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
But when we say he “wrote” the original. He gave them his script and then they butchered it to the point he walked away from the project. They took the idea and messed around with it.
May 30th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I would love to see a new movie. Maybe it can have a Kill Bill/Underworld/Twightlight look. I would love to see all the same actors performering their regular roles. Joss has to be a part of the project since he’s already worked on the Season 8 in the comics. If for some reason he isn’t, then hopefull, Jane Espenson, Marti Noxon & David Greenwalt will be working on it. If they do recast some players then how about Tom Felton from Harry Potter as Spike? It should still have SMG, Ally & Eliza. I love Buffy & I hope the movie has the best people working on it.