Sarah Michelle Gellar returns as ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ in first photos on reboot set

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Sarah Michelle Gellar returns as ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ in first photos on reboot set
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Sarah Michelle Gellar has officially returned as Buffy Summers for Hulu ’s upcoming revival of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”In a surprising departure from the original series, newly released photos from the Los Angeles set of the reboot show Gellar, 48, dressed up in a radiant red mini dress with long sleeves, pink stilettos and a Yves Saint Laurent Sac de Jour handbag.

Although little is known about the upcoming reboot, Gellar’s Buffy appears to be walking to or from work in the fictional town of Sunnydale. Howard Stern staffers prepping for show's demise, withholding best material as future remains uncertainthe “I Know What You Did Last Summer” star smiling and chatting it up with crew members as she enjoys her coffee and prepares to channel her beloved character.The “I Know What You Did Last Summer” star was spotted walking from her trailer toward the set in Los Angeles.Newly released photos showed Gellar dressed up in a radiant red mini dress with long sleeves, pink stilettos and a Yves Saint Laurent Sac de Jour handbag.Gellar first took on the iconic role of Buffy in the original supernatural drama, which ran for seven seasons from 1997 to 2003.that it had ordered a pilot for a new, untitled “Buffy” project with Gellar set to reprise the vampire-hunting character.16 Other photos showed Sarah Michelle Gellar smiling and chatting it up with crew members as she enjoyed her coffee and prepared to get in character.“Three years ago, I got a call from my dear friend and mentor, Gail Berman,” Gellar continued. “She told me that she wanted me to sit down with Chloé Zhao to hear her take on a potential ‘Buffy’ revival.” After agreeing to a “twenty-minute coffee” with the Oscar-winning director, who worked as an executive producer on the original series, Gellar said that she and Zhao ended up enjoying a “four-hour adventure” as they discussed “how much this show means to us.” “While I didn’t agree to anything at that meeting, I did shock myself by agreeing to continue the conversation,” she explained. “This has been a long process, and it’s not over yet.” “I promise you, we will only make this show if we know we can do it right,” Gellar added. “And I will tell you that we are on the path there.”Sarah Michelle Gellar dressed up in a red mini dress with long sleeves, pink stilettos and a Yves Saint Laurent Sac de Jour handbag.“I know this process has been hard, and there’s been so many parts,” Gellar said. “There was just sort of one part of it that I just wanted to ask you, and I wanted to make sure that you were okay with: How do you feel about helping me save the world?”“You want to be my chosen one?” Gellar continued as Armstrong broke down in tears. “Will you stand by my side and save the world?”Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy and James Marsters as Spike during Season 3 of the original “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”David Boreanaz as Angel and Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy during Season 2 of the original “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy and David Boreanaz as Angel during Season 2 of the original “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”“It will be lighter than the last few seasons of the original,” she told the outlet. “We will try to find a balance between new and old characters.” “My dream is to bring back everyone who has died,” Gellar added, “but space will have to be made for new stories as well.” Besides Gellar, who has been married to Freddie Prinze Jr., 49, since 2002, the original, Joss Whedon-created “Buffy” series starred Nicholas Brendon , Alyson Hannigan , Anthony Head , James Marsters and David Boreanaz .Anthony Stewart Head, Charisma Carpenter, Nicholas Brendan, Alyson Hannigan and Sarah Michelle Gellar in a still from the original “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”“The hardest thing in this world is to live in it,” Gellar added, echoing a scene from “Buffy” in 2001. “I will be brave. I will live … for you.” Police ID deranged shooter who killed cop after unleashing barrage of bullets on CDC, Emory University campus2.5K The truth about Bill Clinton's cozy friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and his 'lovely girls' as House subpoenas testimonyLI fire chief caught cursing, yelling at distressed 10-year-old as she's placed in ambulance: 'Shut the f--k up'Dsanchez/CPR / BACKGRIDThe"I Know What You Did Last Summer" star was spotted walking from her trailer toward the set in Los Angeles.Newly released photos showed Gellar dressed up in a radiant red mini dress with long sleeves, pink stilettos and a Yves Saint Laurent Sac de Jour handbag.Other photos showed Sarah Michelle Gellar smiling and chatting it up with crew members as she enjoyed her coffee and prepared to get in character.Sarah Michelle Gellar dressed up in a red mini dress with long sleeves, pink stilettos and a Yves Saint Laurent Sac de Jour handbag.©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy and David Boreanaz as Angel during Season 2 of the original "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."Anthony Stewart Head, Charisma Carpenter, Nicholas Brendan, Alyson Hannigan and Sarah Michelle Gellar in a still from the original"Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Why Kelly Clarkson couldn't give up on ex-husband Brandon Blackstock during his fatal illness — despite their painful divorce battle

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