With the news that Warner Bros. has hired Whit Anderson to write a reboot of the cult classic ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ the writer of the original movie, Joss Whedon, is speaking out against the planned remake. Whedon, who is currently co-writing and directing Marvel’s 2012 release ‘The Avengers,’ said the ‘Buffy’ reboot “is a sad, sad reflection on our times, when people must feed off the carcasses of beloved stories from their youths.” Whedon continued on his rant, saying Warner Bros. wants to revive ‘Buffy’ because “they can’t think of an original idea of their own, like I did with my ‘Avenger’s idea that I made up myself.” The…

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that a new “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” film could be in the works soon. While creator Joss Whedon isn’t involved and so far the project hasn’t been attached to any studio, Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment and Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui, the original film’s director and her husband, are working on a remake of the original film. While Whedon is the person most associated with “Buffy,” Kuzui and her Kuzui Enterprises have held onto the rights of the original film despite Whedon’s association with the property. Kuzi directed the Fox 1992 film after discovering Whedon’s script about a…

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