Quote of the Day

So.... uh... Joss is kidding around here, right? This is Mr. Whedon talking about casting Brit-mess Pete Doherty (!) for Ripper, the Giles-centric BBC Buffy spin-off he's maybe really for reals working on (?!?!?), via D-Listed:

"“Pete seemed the obvious choice, with his love of the macabre. The blood paintings and the self-styled night creature existence are perfect.

"It’s thought he’ll play an approximation of his real-life persona; the zombie remnants of a rock star and poet unable to rest and therefore haunting London. With grisly results, of course.”"

Of course. Last we heard Joss was hinting at Ripper coming together, but I don't think it's to the point of casting yet, is it? Anybody seen anything I've missed? Oh how wonderful if it does happen.

Yes, I'm purposefully avoiding talking about Pete Doherty. This is the original source and I don't know how reliable they are.

If it is true, I wanna see Amy Winehouse as an evil Slayer, then.

ETA DH says this today:

"Anthony Stewart Head confirms that the Buffy spin-off "Ripper" series is finally going into production with a shoot to take place next Summer."

But that link they offer doesn't link to anything directly about this; it's to a Memorabilia Show in which ASH is appearing and I couldn't find anywhere therein that tells us this info. Still, hope lives!
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