Photo: HBOSarah Michelle Gellaris up for returning to theSex and the Cityuniverse.More than 20 years afterher cameo appearanceon the HBO series, theBuffy the Vampire Slayeralum revealed that she thinks her character Debbie has gone from a junior development executive to Hollywood power player who could appear onAnd Just Like That…“I feel like the [development] girl, which is what she was then, is probably running a studio and maybeshe has a place to come back,” she toldEntertainment Tonight.Gellaris hoping that pitch catches the attention ofthe HBO Max revivalshowrunner, sharing, “Michael Patrick King, are you listening?“Rebecca Sapp/GettyGellar also recalled playing Debbie — who wanted to turn Carrie Bradshaw’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) columns into a movie on the show’s third season — after working a long day on the set ofBuffy.“This is a great story: I was desperate to be on it and [creator]Darren [Star]had written me a couple roles and I couldn’t get out ofBuffyto film and I was really upset,” she shared. “And he said to me, ‘We’re coming to L.A. I’ll make it work.’ So he wrote this role.“She continued, “I worked all day onBuffy. I had two hours in between. I had a 10 p.m. call time forSex and the Cityand I said, ‘Are you gonna get to me?’ because I had been working since five in the morning,” she continued. “He said, ‘We’re gonna get to you, we’re gonna get to you.'““I got there at 10 p.m. They got to me at 5 a.m. or 4:30 a.m. the next day so I was delirious doing that scene, but I was also deliriously excited,” she recalls.While Gellar is ready to reprise herSex and the Cityrole, she recently revealed she wouldnot be returningfor the upcomingI Know What You Did Last Summersequel.Speaking toEntertainment Tonight, the actresssquashed rumors that she was in talks to returnto the film, even though her friendJennifer Kaytin Robinsonis directing it.“As I explained to Jennifer, I am dead. I amdeaddead. On ice,” Gellar said of her character Helen Shivers, who was violently killed off in the 1997 film. “She’s like, ‘Are you sure you’redeaddead?’ I’m like, ‘It’s soap-dish dead. I don’t have a head! You can’t write for someone that doesn’t have a head. I’m dead.’ “Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.And Just Like That…season 2 is currently in production. Season 1 is available to stream on HBO Max.
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Sarah Michelle Gellaris up for returning to theSex and the Cityuniverse.More than 20 years afterher cameo appearanceon the HBO series, theBuffy the Vampire Slayeralum revealed that she thinks her character Debbie has gone from a junior development executive to Hollywood power player who could appear onAnd Just Like That…“I feel like the [development] girl, which is what she was then, is probably running a studio and maybeshe has a place to come back,” she toldEntertainment Tonight.Gellaris hoping that pitch catches the attention ofthe HBO Max revivalshowrunner, sharing, “Michael Patrick King, are you listening?“Rebecca Sapp/GettyGellar also recalled playing Debbie — who wanted to turn Carrie Bradshaw’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) columns into a movie on the show’s third season — after working a long day on the set ofBuffy.“This is a great story: I was desperate to be on it and [creator]Darren [Star]had written me a couple roles and I couldn’t get out ofBuffyto film and I was really upset,” she shared. “And he said to me, ‘We’re coming to L.A. I’ll make it work.’ So he wrote this role.“She continued, “I worked all day onBuffy. I had two hours in between. I had a 10 p.m. call time forSex and the Cityand I said, ‘Are you gonna get to me?’ because I had been working since five in the morning,” she continued. “He said, ‘We’re gonna get to you, we’re gonna get to you.'““I got there at 10 p.m. They got to me at 5 a.m. or 4:30 a.m. the next day so I was delirious doing that scene, but I was also deliriously excited,” she recalls.While Gellar is ready to reprise herSex and the Cityrole, she recently revealed she wouldnot be returningfor the upcomingI Know What You Did Last Summersequel.Speaking toEntertainment Tonight, the actresssquashed rumors that she was in talks to returnto the film, even though her friendJennifer Kaytin Robinsonis directing it.“As I explained to Jennifer, I am dead. I amdeaddead. On ice,” Gellar said of her character Helen Shivers, who was violently killed off in the 1997 film. “She’s like, ‘Are you sure you’redeaddead?’ I’m like, ‘It’s soap-dish dead. I don’t have a head! You can’t write for someone that doesn’t have a head. I’m dead.’ “Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.And Just Like That…season 2 is currently in production. Season 1 is available to stream on HBO Max.
Sarah Michelle Gellaris up for returning to theSex and the Cityuniverse.
More than 20 years afterher cameo appearanceon the HBO series, theBuffy the Vampire Slayeralum revealed that she thinks her character Debbie has gone from a junior development executive to Hollywood power player who could appear onAnd Just Like That…
“I feel like the [development] girl, which is what she was then, is probably running a studio and maybeshe has a place to come back,” she toldEntertainment Tonight.
Gellaris hoping that pitch catches the attention ofthe HBO Max revivalshowrunner, sharing, “Michael Patrick King, are you listening?”
Rebecca Sapp/Getty
Gellar also recalled playing Debbie — who wanted to turn Carrie Bradshaw’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) columns into a movie on the show’s third season — after working a long day on the set ofBuffy.
“This is a great story: I was desperate to be on it and [creator]Darren [Star]had written me a couple roles and I couldn’t get out ofBuffyto film and I was really upset,” she shared. “And he said to me, ‘We’re coming to L.A. I’ll make it work.’ So he wrote this role.”
She continued, “I worked all day onBuffy. I had two hours in between. I had a 10 p.m. call time forSex and the Cityand I said, ‘Are you gonna get to me?’ because I had been working since five in the morning,” she continued. “He said, ‘We’re gonna get to you, we’re gonna get to you.'”
“I got there at 10 p.m. They got to me at 5 a.m. or 4:30 a.m. the next day so I was delirious doing that scene, but I was also deliriously excited,” she recalls.
While Gellar is ready to reprise herSex and the Cityrole, she recently revealed she wouldnot be returningfor the upcomingI Know What You Did Last Summersequel.
Speaking toEntertainment Tonight, the actresssquashed rumors that she was in talks to returnto the film, even though her friendJennifer Kaytin Robinsonis directing it.
“As I explained to Jennifer, I am dead. I amdeaddead. On ice,” Gellar said of her character Helen Shivers, who was violently killed off in the 1997 film. “She’s like, ‘Are you sure you’redeaddead?’ I’m like, ‘It’s soap-dish dead. I don’t have a head! You can’t write for someone that doesn’t have a head. I’m dead.’ "
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