Just a thought...

[elisi]

Wasn't going to comment on the news of the Buffy movie (although it can't be worse than the comics, and yay for a female writer who's a big fan), but I just started thinking...

What if Buffy turned into the female version of Bond? That is - an ongoing franchise, with different people tackling it over the years, and feminism at its heart?

I could go for that.

ETA: Not saying this is very likely, but the idea appeals.

Comments

[adoxerella.livejournal.com]

I like the idea in principle, but like a lot of others, I don't really think that is what is happening here. I kind of think this is more of the 'OMG vamps are hawt now let's use that to make money!!eleventy!!' The telling factor is probably going to be whether or not Spike and Angel appear as sparkling pretty boys or remain conspicuously absent.

I nearly went off on this whole meta thing about actors, physicality and Spike and Angel, but I need more coffee before it will come out in English.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

The Kuzui's only had rights to the original Kristi Swanson movie/concept. All the characters save Buffy belong to FOX and Mutant Enemy. They could use Luke Perry's character again if they wanted...

[adoxerella.livejournal.com]

Eh, I was more thinking along the lines of the fact that the style of vamps that are popular now are polar opposites of most of the vamps in the Buffyverse, especially Spike and Angel.

If one was holding on to the idea that the studio was cashing in on the vampire craze, one would expect to see a vampire of some kind as a more central character rather than a human like Pike. Of course that could also draw on the idea that Pike ends up turned which would be interesting.

[elisi]

I kind of think this is more of the 'OMG vamps are hawt now let's use that to make money!!eleventy!!'
Oh probably. And no Spike or Angel, although maybe Pike?