Clock Ticking For Spike Movie
James Marsters—who played peroxided vampire Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series, Angel—told fans at the Rue Morgue Festival of Fear that he's been approached informally about reprising the character in a Spike TV movie, but that it must happen sooner than later if he's to be part of it. According to a report on the Dread Central Web site, Marsters said: "I am willing to put Spike to rest, but I would love to play him again. There are constant rumblings in the background that there would be a project that would have that happen. I have been approached on the periphery about it, kind of like, 'We're not really thinking of doing this, but if we did, would you be interested?'"
Marsters added that Buffy/Angel creator Joss Whedon approached him "when Angel was still filming and asked me if I'd be interested in a TV movie, and I said, 'Hell, yeah. But you have five years.' Because this character read as a 27-year-old. [When I first took the role], I was 35 then, but kind of looked 27. Now I'm 43 looking like a 35-year-old, but my character is not supposed to age one day. I think I could maybe match that first shot, but I think I maybe have about two more years [left]."
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