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Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg - ’Buffy’ Movie - About.com Interview

Tuesday 15 March 2005, by Webmaster

You said you don’t like playing the same character twice. Does that mean you wouldn’t do a sequel to “Ice Princess?” What about the possibility of a “Buffy” movie?

I’m sure that there was tons of talk. I’d heard something here and there. The thing that I never want to play a character again... I don’t mean any disrespect for the creators and producers of my previous projects because I never pick a project carelessly. I always have some heart attached to it. “Buffy” was my all-time favorite show before I was on it. So I loved Dawn. She was an awesome character and that was where I was at that point in my life. I was, you know, 14-17, which is hugely different. I’m almost 20 now. I’ll be 20 in October, so reprising a character is something... Never say never. As opposed to a sequel for this - the story would have to be amazing because I really feel so proud of what we have on the screen right now. It’s not a Disney kitschy movie. It’s a heartfelt, loving story. And to have anything less than that as a sequel would be doing a disservice to the original story. So you never know.

What if “Buffy” creator Joss Whedon came up with an idea for a “Buffy” movie in which Dawn was in a completely different place and much older? Would you be interested then?

You never know. Again, like I said, you’d have to see the material and also I have so many projects that I want to do right now after “Ice Princess” and all that, that you have to make sure it fits into that vein because I believe every actor’s path is sort of set. You don’t want to veer too much away from moving on and growing as an actor.


7 Forum messages

  • damn her! buffy rules! i hope there is a movie and dawn dies tragically from a broken nail.
  • All Michelle is saying is that she’s cautious of the potential that a Buffy film has of not working.

    In addition she’d want to work with juicier material pertaining to Dawn as a woman instead of a stroppy teenager.

    More power to her... she was the best thing in Euro Trip, and I hope she has a bright and productive future.

  • Buffy and Angel always mved in real time anyway, so Dawn would be a woman now of college age. So she has nothing to worry about. As far as not doing sequels, she’ll change her mind if the scripts don’t come in.
  • Buffy and Angel always mved in real time anyway, so Dawn would be a woman now of college age. So she has nothing to worry about. As far as not doing sequels, she’ll change her mind if the scripts don’t come in.
  • Well honestly I wouldn’t want her in a Buffy movie anyway, she was the most annoying character on the show.
  • I hate to be negative here, but I have to agree with Amy. All Dawn ever did was get kidnapped. Say what you want about Connor, but at least his character had a more dramatic arc.
  • Michelle is right. Just repeating what she did earlier with Dawn would be a waste, she’s a good actress and can do a lot more than stand around being rescued (S5, early S6) or ignored (the rest of the run). The same could be said with Buffy herself, Willow, Giles, and Xander.

    JMHO, any Buffy movie would require growth and change for all the characters, and fun likeable characters again. I would not mind at all seeing a finally adult Buffy, with an even more mature Dawn, Giles, and Xander. Michelle had amazing chemistry with Sarah, Nick, and Tony, so that would work out well. I think she has a lot of talent and would really help make any Buffy movie.