Sarah Michelle Gellar hopes the canceled Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot pilot never sees the light of day because it’s “unfinished” and “everyone will have an opinion.”
The “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” star spoke about the canceled project and how much it surprised her Wednesday during a chat with Page Six Radio co-hosts Evan Real and Danny Murphy.
“I hope not. In fact, I hope not,” Geller, 48, said of the leaked pilot for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale.”
“Because then everyone will have an opinion on this and that,” she continued. “And the pilot isn’t over yet. It’s not over.”
Geller went on to explain that he and Chloé Zhao, who was signed on to direct until the revival was canceled last week, “deliberately” produced the pilot for the Buffy reboot because “new characters” were introduced and they “wanted to see what would happen.”
“Sometimes we learn from it and sometimes we fix it,” she explained. “Typically pilots don’t air in full, so we use that information as a learning tool.”
The “Scooby-Doo” star later revealed that the original “Buffy” pilot, which ran for seven seasons from 1997 to 2003, had “nothing to do” with the show that ultimately took shape.
“It was a different Willow,” she said of the role of Willow Rosenberg, played by Alyson Hannigan. “It was a completely different show. But they were learning tools, and that’s what pilots are.”
Geller called the leaked pilot script “incorrect” and urged Buffy fans not to watch the pilot if it were ever released.
“That’s really unfortunate,” Geller told Page Six Radio. “To all our fans, if you see the script, if you see[the pilot]leaked, please don’t watch it because you’re not getting our vision or anything like that.”
However, there are two things longtime “Buffy” fans can do to make sure the canceled reboot is done right. That means streaming original shows and going to see her latest movie, “Ready or Not 2.”
“That’s what you can do now,” Geller concluded. “That’s all we can do right now.”
The “I Know What You Did Last Summer” scream queen revealed in an Instagram message on March 14 that a sequel to the 90s hit series will not be made after all.
“So, I’m really sad to have to share this, but I wanted you to hear my voice,” Geller began, before announcing that Hulu had “decided not to move forward” with the long-awaited Buffy revival.
“Even if the apocalypse actually comes, I promise you will beep for me,” she concluded her message by thanking Zhao.
Geller then revealed that one Hulu executive in particular was to blame for “Buffy: New Sunnydale” not moving forward on the streamer.
“We had an executive on our show who was not only not a fan of the original, he had never seen the entire series and took pride in constantly reminding us how much it didn’t work for him,” she said in an interview with People magazine published Monday.
“It’s very difficult to take away a property like “Buffy,” which is loved not only by the world but by myself and Chloe,” Geller added. “This speaks to the uphill battle we’ve been fighting since day one. Your executives are literally proud to say they didn’t see it coming.”
