Remember that Buffy the Vampire Slayer remake we first heard about late last year? Blocked it from your mind? I don't blame you. The idea was to remake Joss Whedon's film which starred Kristy Swanson and Luke Perry, and served as a springboard of sorts to the classic TV series featuring Sarah Michelle Gellar. Fans were in an outrage for any number of reasons, from the fact that Joss Whedon had nothing to do with it, to the hiring of unknown screenwriter, Whit Anderson.
Turns out Anderson may have bit off considerably more than she could chew. Hero Complex reports that the studio felt that Anderson's script was way off the mark, so bad that it's been utterly rejected, and that she has been removed from the project completely. A writer is still being sought to replace her, but with the loyal Buffy fanbase in a frenzy over the remake, it's possible that the plans may be shelved altogether. Hell, even Whedon himself thought it was a terrible idea...
Whedon: “This is a sad, sad reflection on our times, when people must feed off the carcasses of beloved stories from their youths — just because they can’t think of an original idea of their own, like I did with my Avengers idea that I made up myself.”
Obviously he was having a little fun at his own expense there, but his point was clear. Nobody would have been served by a Buffy remake, so why bother? Deep sigh of relief over here.
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