Filmski remake Buffy bez Whedona

Kaže HitFix, “ironično, serija Buffy The Vampire Slayer koju mnogi među nama iskreno vole, je zapravo reboot.” Doduše, Whedonov reboot filma, kojeg je Whedon praktički sam napisao.

O čem se radi? Jučer je Warner Bros. službeno potvrdio priče koje su već neko vrijeme kružile – kreće se u produkciju filmskog reboota Buffyversea. Bez Jossa Whedona. U službenoj objavi stoji da će film producirati Charles Roven i Steve Alexander, od kojih prvi ima solidne reference na IMDb-u, za razliku od Alexandera. Kaže Roven:

Postoji aktivna baza fanova koja željno iščekuje povratak tih likova na veliko platno. Uzbuđeni smo što ćemo rekreirati Buffy i svijet u kojem se nalazi. Ne mogu otkriti detalje filma, no mogu vam reći iako ovo neće biti vaša srednjoškolska Buffy, svejedno će biti duhovita, opaka i seksi kakvom je pamtimo.

Roven je doduše previdio da “aktivna baza fanova” često zna poprilično agresivno reagirati na petljanja po svetim originalima. U tu svrhu bi mogao na konzultacije kod J.J. Abramsa.

Jasno, uz ovakve vijesti uvijek slijede polarizirajuće rasprave i komentari od “djetinjstvo mi je silovano” do pomirljivih “uvijek ćemo imati original,” no bitnije je što misli Joss Whedon. E! je odmah pokupio njegovu reakciju, u kojoj se Whedon svrstao u onu drugu skupinu komentara; rezignirano je prihvatio vijest i okrenuo je na zezanciju:

[spoiler]Kristin, I’m glad you asked for my thoughts on the announcement of Buffy the cinema film.  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 I have strong, mixed emotions about something like this. My first reaction upon hearing who was writing it was, “Whit Stillman AND Wes Anderson?  This is gonna be the most sardonically adorable movie EVER.”  Apparently I was misinformed. Then I thought, “I’ll make a mint!  This is worth more than all my Toy Story residuals combined!” Apparently I am seldom informed of anything. And possibly a little slow. But seriously, are vampires even popular any more?

I always hoped that Buffy would live on even after my death.  But, you know, AFTER.  I don’t love the idea of my creation in other hands, but I’m also well aware that many more hands than mine went into making that show what it was. And there is no legal grounds for doing anything other than sighing audibly. I can’t wish people who are passionate about my little myth ill. I can, however, take this time to announce that I’m making a Batman movie.  Because there’s a franchise that truly needs updating. So look for The Dark Knight Rises Way Earlier Than That Other One And Also More Cheaply And In Toronto, rebooting into a theater near you.