Update: Chase Sui Wonders has confirmed to Deadline that she is joining the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot. “Sarah Michelle Geller is just such a force to be reckoned with,” Wonders said. “We became fast friends on I Know What You Did last Summer. She’s an incredible woman and just a cool person, and she asked me if I wanted to do it. Then she told me about Chloe Zhao directing and the Zuckermans showrunning. And then Eric Kissack, who is actually our editor on The Studio, is also editing the Buffy series.“
Wonders naturally wouldn’t reveal much about her character, who is believed to be named Shirley. The role is expected to be a one-off guest role appearance, so don’t get too attached. “What I can say is that it’s a very fun way to enter this series, and [Gellar] is on set every day, from as soon as we start to when we wrap. She’s very hands on,” she said. “I’ve watched the entirety of the [original] series, so I’m really living inside Sunnydale at the moment. It’s very cool and surreal to see young Sarah Michelle just be a total badass, which I knew, but it’s cool to see that she’s been a badass for a long time. It’s the dream to bring back a show like this, to have someone who was there day in and day out and through the origin of the series, be the consultant. She’s the onset consultant for all kinds of things of like, how do you react to these types of vampires, or how does someone react to a bite, and all the lore she’s got stored in her brain. So, it’s very helpful.“
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According to Jeff Sneider, Chase Sui Wonders (I Know What You Did Last Summer) is set to join Hulu’s upcoming reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. As you might expect, details on her character are being kept under wraps, but Sneider hears she will guest star in the pilot.
The reboot series will star Ryan Kiera Armstrong as the new young slayer, but the series will also see the return of Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers. “From the moment I saw Ryan’s audition, I knew there was only one girl that I wanted by my side,” said Gellar of Armstrong’s casting. “To have that kind of emotional intelligence, and talent, at such a young age is truly a gift. The bonus is that her smile lights up even the darkest room.“
The rest of the cast includes Faly Rakotohavana (Unprisoned), Ava Jean (Law & Order: SVU), Sarah Bock (Severance), Daniel Di Tomasso (CSI: Vegas), Jack Cutmore-Scott (Frasier), and Kingston Vernes (The Survivor).
Chloé Zhao (Eternals) is directing the pilot from a script by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman (Poker Face).
Wonders was most recently seen in I Know What You Did Last Summer, the sequel to the classic ’90s slasher. Unfortunately, the film didn’t receive the best response, with our own Tyler Nichols being shocked at how bad it ended up being. “There are hardly any redeeming qualities, with this likely to be a stain on the legacy of anyone involved,” Nichols wrote. “Hell, it essentially ruins the first film, which is a specific level of ‘how did you screw this up so much?’ The acting is bad, the story is nonsensical, and the dialogue feels like it was written by someone who has never heard human beings speak before. Here’s hoping this puts the final nail in the coffin of lazy legacy sequels.” You can check out the rest of his review right here.
Thankfully, Wonders did have great success with The Studio, the Apple TV+ comedy series starring Seth Rogen as the newly appointed head of a floundering studio who struggles to balance corporate demands with his passion for producing quality films. Wonders plays the former assistant of Rogan’s character, who is promoted to junior executive
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