"Buffy" Re-Launch Being Developed For Film

May 26, 2009 8:37 a.m. EST

Los Angeles, CA (CNS) - "Buffy" is going to the big screen without the rest of the TV cast. A new incarnation of the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is being developed for a film feature remake.

For those who are big Buffy-Angel fans, this news might be a little disappointing. None of the Joss Whedon-created TV series' characters are set to reprise their roles. Meaning, there would be no Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon and David Boreanaz in the upcoming film.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the planned movie will not have any connection to the TV series. Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment are working with the original movie director Fran Rubel Kuzui and husband Kaz Kuzui on a re-launch of the film.

They are meeting with writers to look for a possible script for the project.

Kuzui's film in 1992 starred Kristy Swanson and Luke Perry and was written by Whedon.

Meanwhile, Gellar and some of the TV series' stars reunited last week, wherein they talked about a possible film that would be termed as sequel to their 1997-2001 show.

Charisma Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase, told MTV, "No one's been formally asked to do it, but I'm sure it would be very popular."