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'Spike' Movie Comes One Step Closer

Author: Alan Stanley Blair
Date: 11-23-2005
Source: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Magazine

After jumping from “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” after its seventh season to continue on the show’s spin-off series “Angel,” the fan following of Spike has only continued to grow.

But when “Angel” was cancelled after its five year run on the WB, it looked as if we’d seen the last of the peroxide vampire. That is, until now. According to the Official Buffy The Vampire Slayer magazine, Tim Minear has agreed to both write and direct the television movie for the beloved character.

Minear, who has written and directed for “Buffy,” “Angel” and Joss Whedon’s short-lived “Firefly” series, said he is looking forward to continuing his work in the Buffyverse and agreed to work on the project the second Whedon approached him.

“I had lunch with Joss and he asked me is I wanted to write and direct some blond vampire movie thing,” said Minear. “Should I do it? I of course said yes right off. Still, anything under 13 hours scares me and anything over 13 hours … um, I got nothing.”

The magazine also announced that Amy Acker, who can now be seen on new episodes of “Alias” on ABC, has also been approached to work on the movie and is expected to return as Ilyeria.

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Originally posted by maugwai:
Still, anything under 13 hours scares me and anything over 13 hours … um, I got nothing.”

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Originally posted by Emma:
The latest is that there are going to be a series of straight to DVD (or possibly TV) specials focussing on different characters including Ripper. Financial negotiations are allegedly underway. This is what AintItCoolNews reported a couple of days ago anyway.

extremely dimensionally transcendental

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...including Ripper. Who?

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...including Ripper. Who?

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Since at least Buffy's sixth season, Joss has tossed around the notion of doing a Giles-centric spin-off, called Ripper (after Giles' old bad boy nickname). Due to various difficulties with funding and the fact that Tony Head doesn't want to do anything that requires him to leave the UK (doesn't want to leave family), the project has never come through. However, Joss & ASH have both repeatedly & consistently insisted that they want to do the project if they can get the money together. So, grouping it with the rest of the TV/DVD/whatever movies may be the best (and only) way to get it finally done.

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

Ahh, ok. I'm not as up on the Buffy 'verse as I am Angel. Now I'm left to speculate as to the origin of this nickname.

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I would prefer to see something involving Connor – a spiritual continuation – or a project focused on Giles, Oz or Xander.

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Originally posted by XLogic:
Having said that, if the Spike flick does get commissioned I will likely check it out. After all, Tim will be at the helm and recent news that the flick may serve as a bridge between Buffy and Fray has sparked my interest.


I seen so much death... I been on fields carpeted with bodies, friends and enemies - i seen men and women blown apart to messes no further from me to you. But every single ones of those people died on their feet. Fighting. Or, hell, running away - doing summat to get through...

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Originally posted by rickker:
Fray is a comic book written by Joss, it is set in the Buffyverse in the future. Awsome read.

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Originally posted by ShinyRiv:
Sorry for all the questions, new to the verse but I have seen all eps of Buffy and Angel, and was interested in more.

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Originally posted by Joss on Whedonesque (excerpt):
Speaking of Darkhorse Comics, they are starting a new Buffy comic, and as I understand it, it will take place after the end of Buffy and Angel and be canon in the Buffy world. And I understand it that way 'cause I'M WRITING IT. I'm kicking off the book with a four issue arc that finds Buffy -- you guessed it -- living in Italy with The Immortal. (Scott -- don't be mad I spoiled the announcement -- saying it means I have to finish it.) Then I'll be overseeing the book more closely, to make sure it remains true. Gonna be interesting. And it just might tie in to...

The infamous Spike movie. Still haven't finalized anything, but I feel that very soon I'll be able to go to James and say something a lot more interesting than "Wouldn't it be cool if..." 'Course, I just hope he's free some time this decade. See how my peeps is all actifying! Tomorrow night is AMIAS, (that's alias with Acker in it.) Happy. And totally jealous.

See, the Buffyverse glows in my brain with a new, overreaching arc that will include the comics, Spike, and more. It's taking shape and soon you will know its name. And you will tremble.

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