Status Update on Buffy Reboot

In November 2010, Atlas Entertainment announced that they would be rebooting Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Warner Bros. and without the involvement of Joss Whedon.

Fan reaction to the reboot was understandably negative and it even prompted negative comments from Joss Whedon and cast members from the TV show. According to a new report, Whit Anderson's reboot script has been tossed out.

Hero Complex notes that "sources close to the project say that the script submitted this past summer by writer Whit Anderson fell far short of expectations and, in the end, was rejected completely".

While it is mentioned that Atlas is looking for a new writer for the reboot, it is quite possible that fan reaction to the project is going to prevent it from seeing the light of day any time soon. In case you missed the press release from last year, we've included part of it below:

“Atlas Entertainment announced today it is rebooting the beloved franchise, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with Warner Bros. Pictures. Atlas’ Charles Roven and Steve Alexander will produce the feature film alongside Doug Davison and Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment (The Ring, How to Train Your Dragon, The Departed). Whit Anderson is writing the script.

‘Whit approached us with an exciting idea about how to update Buffy,’ said Roven. ‘There is an active fan base eagerly awaiting this character’s return to the big screen. We’re thrilled to team up with Doug and Roy on a re-imagining of Buffy and the world she inhabits. Details of the film are being kept under wraps, but I can say while this is not your high school Buffy, she’ll be just as witty, tough, and sexy as we all remember her to be.’ "