I woke up this morning to find the internet all a buzz on the newest unsubstantiated wild speculation rumour that Megan Fox is in lead contention to take on the role of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the heavily fan opposed Buffy remake.
Cinefools has reported a rumor circulating the industry that Megan Fox is being considered for the title role in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer revamp that’s been in talks for just little over a month.
Megan Fox will always get cast in films because she is insanely hot. To me this just feels like stunt speculation casting rumours garbage just trying to draw attention to the already doomed Buffy Remake thing the Kuzui’s are trying to get off the ground. And I know this post just feeds to that wild speculation buzz, but I doubt this will add any credit to their efforts to actually get this made.
Two things to consider here. There is no studio attached. Buffy was huge. Even I am a fan. But it ran its course. And in its near decade long fandom dominance it still has a driving fanbase that is passionate, but still not big enough to support a feature film. What that niche audience wants is MORE Buffy, not a remake. Like Joss said, “The only people asking me about more Buffy are fans, when a studio asks me THAT is what matters”
Secondly, the Kuzui’s have never done anything OTHER than Buffy. They bought the script from a Young Joss Whedon, and made the cheesy film which Fran Rubel Kuzui directed herself. They were smart enough to bring Joss on for the TV series, and they produced it as well. When the series ended, it wasn’t like the Kuzui’s were suddenly a hot commodity producing and directing in Hollywood.
Of course they would be trying to get this brought back as it is the only property they own the rights to. If they do nothing with those rights for too long, they lose them.
With Megan Fox offering up such gems of wisdom like how she would defeat Megatron saying “make a deal with him, and instead of the entire planet, can you just take out all of the white trash, hillbilly, anti-gay, super bible-beating people in Middle America?” She isn’t scoring any points that her smoldering good looks don’t save her from.
There is a growing theory online that the Kuzui’s are pursuing this project to bluff the fans into a fever pitch to show the studios that they need more original cast Buffy (possibly in a feature film or TV movie).
