Dolly Parton on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' reboot: 'They're still working on that'
Country music icon Dolly Parton says that a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" reboot is still in the works after being put on hold in 2022, according to Business Insider.
"They're still working on that," Parton told Business Insider. "They're thinking about bringing it back and revamping it."
Parton, 78, was an uncredited producer of the original 1990s series starring Sarah Michelle Geller, as well as the 1992 film it's based on starring Luke Perry and Kristy Swanson, according to Business Insider.
According to Hollywood Reporter, director/producer Fran Rubel Kuzui attempted to reboot "Buffy" with a new movie in 2009, but the project was criticized for not involving "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon. In 2018, Whedon and Monica Owusu-Breen collaborated on a proposed "Buffy" reboot with a Black lead, according to Deadline.
Parton told Business Insider that she was heavily involved in the original series production despite living in Nashville while the show was filmed in Los Angeles. She worked closely with the business people there through conversations.
"I have to give more people more credit on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' than me," Parton told Business Insider. "A lot of people did so much sweat on that. That little show did great."
Reception from reboot/revamp news of 'Buffy'
The writer of the upcoming "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" reboot has promised fans that the new version won't attempt to replace beloved characters.
Owusu-Breen, the showrunner of the "Buffy" reboot announced in 2018, responded to the online backlash by saying that the original show and characters can't be replaced after the series was rumored to star a Black actress in the lead role.
"There is only one Buffy," she wrote on X. "But here we are, twenty years later… And the world seems a lot scarier. So maybe, it could be time to meet a new Slayer."
More details about 'Buffy'
The television show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" premiered in the spring of 1997 and based on the 1992 movie, written by Whedon, the creator of the series.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" ran for seven seasons from 1997 to 2003 on The WB network and later expanded into the 'Buffyverse' with the spin-off series "Angel" and numerous novels and comic books.
Buffy was a teenage girl who took on vampires and other monsters, and the show was like an action-packed soap opera. When she wasn't taking out blood-sucking demons, she was experiencing her first break-up or the loss of her mother.