A serious take on 1992's
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Directed by LANGSTA
Written by J.J. Abrams
Produced by Bad Robot Productions
Based on a treatment by Joss Whedon
TAGLINE: "The stakes have been raised."
Buffy is a popular alumna of Hemery High School in modern-day Los Angeles when she is approached by a man named Merrick. He informs her that she is the Slayer - a young woman born with special strength and skill and a destiny to fight vampires. After brief training, she is drawn into conflict with the recently awakened vampire lord Lothos, who chooses L.A. as his first feeding ground.
Buffy Summers -
Julie Benz or
Kristen Bell
Benz is a little old for the part (35). However, she looks about 20-something, and could probably pull off a recently-graduated young woman (if you've noticed, I've made the characters a little older). I also think that cult star Kristen Bell of
Veronica Mars and
Heroes has the youth (27 years old), experience, and girl-next-door quality to play Buffy.
Oliver Pike -
Zachary Quinto
Luke Perry, the original Pike, had a very distinct look to him. I'm not going to waste my time trying to find an actor who looks just like him. I am, however, going to use the same formula they used in the original by casting an outsider in the role - Zachary Quinto, who will not only fulfill the dark, badassicity required for the role, but also bring a .... certain "uniqueness" to the role. Yup.
Merrick Jamison-Smythe -
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman can play the mentor-type. As we've seen in 99% of his movies. So I'm confident that he'll bring some awesomeness to the role and, when filling Donald Sutherland's shoes, request a larger pair. Or something.
Lothos -
Gabriel Byrne
Since my take on Buffy will be more scares than laughs, Lothos will be a much darker character than he was in the original film.
Amy-Lynn -
Gina Holden or
Summer Glau
This is an original character based on Paul Reubens' character Amilyn from the original movie. She was conceived because I thought that Buffy should have a female vampire counterpart. She's the female Renfield. Holden has recently starred in the "Flash Gordon" reboot series, and I think she can bring the dark edge required for this role. Summer Glau is my other choice. I think she has a mysterious quality to her, and she was in
Firefly and
Serenity.
Buffy's Posse -
Missy Peregrym, Amy Adams, Zoë Saldaña
These four vixens (one of whom, Ladd, starred in
Grindhouse, and another, Saldaña, will play Uhura in J.J. Abram's
Star Trek) will play Buffy's close friends who, throughout the movie, become vampires. Peregrym, who stars in The CW's "Reaper," will play Hillary Swank's role from the original film. Think of them as Dracula's three brides, even though that's not how they were portrayed in the original
Buffy.
