Sarah Michelle Gellar lately reunited along with her Buffy The Vampire Slayer
co-star Alyson Hannigan, and a shared Instagram photograph of the pair has sparked calls from followers for Willow Rosenberg’s return within the upcoming Buffy revival collection. The 2 actresses appeared on the Friday, Could 9 episode of The At the moment Present to spotlight the significance of defending youngsters from meningitis, as a part of GSK’s Ask2BSure marketing campaign.
The Instagram photograph the 2 shared merely featured the caption “#OG,” a nod to their authentic Buffy partnership. From 1997 to 2003, the 2 actresses co-starred within the hit collection as finest buddies Buffy Summers (Gellar), a youngster battling vampires and demons whereas coping with adolescence, and Willow Rosenberg (Hannigan), who advanced from a shy and clever teenager into a strong witch that turns into a key participant in Buffy’s battle in opposition to evil.
Followers instantly flocked to the feedback part of the Instagram put up, with many expressing that the reunion image would “break the web” whereas basking within the nostalgia of seeing the 2 collectively almost twenty years after the collection concluded. After all, this additionally left many hopefuls for a Willow and Buffy reunion in Hulu’s upcoming revival collection. One consumer wrote: “We completely NEED this reunion on the brand new Buffy sequel. And plenty and plenty of slaying and (darkish) magic.” The dialogue continued over on X (beforehand Twitter). You possibly can see a few of these posts under.
Sarah Michelle Gellar Displays on ‘Buffy’
Throughout their The At the moment Present look, the 2 briefly spoke about Buffy, with Gellar revealing her youngsters had watched the collection throughout COVID and had loved it. Hannigan (who’s married to and shares two youngsters with Buffy alum Alexis Denisof) revealed her youngsters had but to observe the present.
The unique Buffy the Vampire Slayer collection, which additionally starred David Boreanaz as Angel, James Marsters as Spike, Nicholas Brendon as Xander, Seth Inexperienced as Oz, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia, and the late Michelle Trachtenberg as Buffy’s youthful sister Daybreak, aired for seven profitable seasons till 2003. Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off collection Angel are presently obtainable to stream on Hulu.
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao will direct Hulu’s reboot from a script written by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman (Poker Face). Gellar will reprise the long-lasting function of Buffy Summers (and can function a producer), however the collection will revolve round a brand new vampire slayer. No further casting information has been reported.
Whereas Gellar and Hannigan have beforehand acknowledged some on-set stress throughout their time co-starring within the authentic present, their current reunion demonstrates their robust bond right this moment. In a 2022 interview (by way of E! Information) Gellar shared:
“Look, we labored actually onerous hours. We had been younger, we had ups and downs. All people had arguments. It wasn’t rosy. No one will get alongside on a regular basis. Alyson and I had moments. There isn’t any query. However you are younger.”
She additionally shared that she believes the scenario “would have been completely different if it was right this moment,” which leaves us much more optimistic a few Buffy reboot reunion for the 2.
Supply: The TODAY Present, E! Information