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Any return of _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ would need new blood, according to the television series’ original star, Sarah Michelle Gellar. Gellar played the role of the monster-slaying high
schooler for seven seasons, ending in 2003. But now, as rumors swirl of a revival, the 45-year-old says it’s time to find a younger star for the title role. Speaking recently with _SFX
Magazine _via MovieWeb, Gellar indicated she’s not interested in any return. “I am very proud of the show that we created, and (a revival) doesn’t need to be done. We wrapped that up. I am
all for them continuing the story, because there’s the story of female empowerment. I love the way the show was left: ‘Every girl who has the power can have the power.’ It’s set up perfectly
for someone else to have the power. But like I said, the metaphors of _Buffy_ were the horrors of adolescence. I think I look young, but I am not an adolescent.” WATCH ON DEADLINE Disney
owns the rights to the series, and reportedly considered a reboot led by _Alias_ and _Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D._ veteran Monica Owusu-Breen. Gellar has said that Zendaya would be her
choice if the role were to be revived. If Buffy is off the table for now, Gellar is still in the horror game. She plays investigator Kristin Ramsey in _Wolf Pack_, the new Paramount+
supernatural series that explores small-town teens’ connection to a sinister creature unleashed by a catastrophic California Wildfire. The series starts Jan. 26.