‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’: Chloé Zhao To Direct Sequel Series Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar
No, April Fool’s Day has not arrived nearly three months early. Yes, there’s going to be a “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” sequel series show. Yes, Sarah Michelle Gellar will reprise her role as Buffy and get this, two-time Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao will direct. Is this really odd news, or what? Sort of. First, let’s look at the obvious: Zhao is known for “The Rider” and 2021’s Oscar Best Picture winner “Nomadland,” for which she also won Best Director; she is generally a lyrical, poetic filmmaker with a taste for the simple beauty of very human stories. Continue reading ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’: Chloé Zhao To Direct Sequel Series Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar at The Playlist.
No, April Fool’s Day has not arrived nearly three months early. Yes, there’s going to be a “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” sequel series show. Yes, Sarah Michelle Gellar will reprise her role as Buffy and get this, two-time Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao will direct. Is this really odd news, or what?
Sort of. First, let’s look at the obvious: Zhao is known for “The Rider” and 2021’s Oscar Best Picture winner “Nomadland,” for which she also won Best Director; she is generally a lyrical, poetic filmmaker with a taste for the simple beauty of very human stories.