"Let me tell you, nobody saw this coming. I got the call as we were stepping onto stage for the premiere of their own movie. For them to call us on the Friday of what should have been Chloé's victory lap for an incredible film, and my world premiere of something that I worked very hard for is . . . That says something."
"The reboot series, titled Buffy: New Sunnydale, would see Gellar reprise her role as the titular teenage vampire hunter, now all grown up and mentoring a new slayer, played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong. Oscar winner Chloé Zhao was set to direct and executive produce after pitching the project to Gellar four years ago. The team had already filmed a pilot for the series."
Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans experienced disappointment when the highly anticipated sequel series Buffy: New Sunnydale was abruptly canceled. The project, which would have reunited Sarah Michelle Gellar as an adult Slayer mentoring a new vampire hunter played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong, had already completed filming its pilot episode. Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao was set to direct and executive produce after pitching the concept four years prior. Searchlight Pictures delivered cancellation notices via phone calls on March 13, catching both Gellar and Zhao completely off-guard. Gellar received the news while arriving at the SXSW Film & TV Festival premiere of Ready or Not 2, while Zhao was days away from attending the Academy Awards as a Best Director nominee.
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