Spike movie officially under way

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MAUGWAI

Saturday, December 3, 2005 5:52 PM

I don't think anybody's posted a link to this yet. Tim Minear is officially directing and writing the Spike movie and it will include Illyria. Here's the story:

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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.

And here's the link:

http://www.syfyportal.com/article.php?id=2138

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KELLAINA

Sunday, December 4, 2005 4:34 AM

I don't know if I would call it under way but this is definitely good news!!

Yea!!

GROOSALUGG

Sunday, December 4, 2005 4:48 AM

Yeah, "under way" probably isn't quite accurate, unfortunately. All of that stuff in the story is good news, but it's also stuff that's been out there for awhile--that Minear quote has to be 6-8 weeks old, at least. And as good as it sounds, it's still all just rumors and possibilities.

Hopefully something official will be announced soon, but even if it is, I don't think they can start filming until James is done with his stint on Smallville (which'll be April if he's committed to finishing out the season), because bleaching his hair pretty much precludes other roles for some time after that...

AURAPTOR

Sunday, December 4, 2005 9:52 AM

My my, doesn't THAT lead one to asking some questions, hmmm?

When last we saw our heros, they were on the verge of fighting in THE Apocalypes. Wesly lay dead, Charles Gunn mortally wounded, leaving Angel, Spike and Illyria to deal w/ the evil hordes.

So, the movie is post Apocalypse? I see Spike, I see Illyria....anyone else ? ( Angel has gone undercover as a FBI agent, perhaps? )

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

GROUNDED

Sunday, December 4, 2005 12:49 PM

Those Tim quotes look pretty old to me. Too lazy to find the original source though...

EMMA

Sunday, December 4, 2005 2:56 PM

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.

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CYBERSNARK

Sunday, December 4, 2005 5:27 PM

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

Heh. Sad, but true.

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AURAPTOR

Sunday, December 4, 2005 10:10 PM

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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

...including Ripper. Who?

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

STAKETHELURK

Sunday, December 4, 2005 10:26 PM

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...including Ripper. Who?

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.

AURAPTOR

Monday, December 5, 2005 5:05 PM

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Originally posted by StakeTheLurk:
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...including Ripper. Who?
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.

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.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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