A new "Buffy" movie is in the works... but it's not what you might think

According to The Hollywood Reporter, there's a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie in development. But don't jump up and down just yet, Joss Whedon fans. The article says that Whedon is not involved, and this movie "would have no connection to the TV series, nor would it use popular supporting characters like Angel, Willow, Xander or Spike. [Roy Lee and Doug Davison of Vertigo Entertainment and original movie director Fran Rubel Kuzui and her husband, Kaz Kuzui,] are looking to restart the story line without trampling on the beloved existing universe created by Whedon." The article adds this caveat, which sounds like a way to quell the expected uproar: "The
producers do not rule out Whedon's involvement but have not yet reached out to
him."  There are also hopeful references to the new Star Trek, which successfully rebooted a favorite franchise, but it seems to me that a Joss-less Buffy, without some Abrams-level firepower attached to it, would face a major uphill climb, or even outright hostility.  –David