‘I don’t love the idea of my creation in other hands,’ the writer/director laments in a message to E! Online. By Eric Ditzian Joss Whedon Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images Buffy Summers will rise again. Just don’t expect her creator to be very excited about the prospect. Joss Whedon, who penned 1992’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and then adapted the movie into the beloved and long-running WB series, has spoken out after Warner Bros. announced plans to reboot the property for the big screen. Characteristically resigned, self-aware and condescending all at once, Whedon spoke about his reluctance to see his characters taken over by others, even as he acknowledged doing the same thing himself. “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,” he wrote in a statement to E! Online . Whedon is currently shepherding an adaptation of “The Avengers,” Marvel’s superhero all-star franchise, toward a theatrical release. While he realizes such pop culture appropriation is commonplace, he still bristles at the idea that it’s happening to his work. “I always hoped that Buffy would live on even after my death,” he said. “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.” This isn’t the first time Whedon has released a statement mixing humor and pathos after a newsworthy development involving his work. After Fox canceled “Dollhouse” last year, he announced , “I’m off to pursue Internet ventures/binge drinking. Possibly that relaxation thing I’ve read so much about. By the time the last episode airs, you’ll know what my next project is. But for now there’s a lot of work still to be done, and disappointment to bear.” Let the disappointment begin anew. Before signing off from his latest message “Leave me to my pain,” Whedon jokingly wondered if vampires are even popular anymore and promised he’ll soon be shooting a new “Batman” flick. “Because there’s a franchise that truly needs updating,” he wrote. “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.” How do you feel about a “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot? Tell us in the comments.
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‘Buffy’ Creator Joss Whedon Reacts To ‘Sad’ Reboot Plans
