Buffy Season 8 motion comics!!

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Buffy lives!

No, not the proposed Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie that wouldn't involve creator Joss Whedon or anyone from the beloved TV show, which all serious Bronzers consider an abomination against nature.

Rather, a series of motion-comic webisodes based on Whedon's highly successful series of "Season Eight" comics.

An actor friend of ours has clued us in to the casting of the new Buffy webisodes, which makes it sound like the proposed Web series is moving ahead quickly.

Based on the breakdown, the series will be based on the comics and feature the characters Twilight, the Big Bad of Season Eight, and evil British socialite Slayer Lady Genevieve Savidge, who plots to usurp Buffy's place in the Slayer hierarchy.

Casting director Jeff Shuter is also looking for voice actors to play the parts of familiar Buffyverse characters Faith, Kennedy and Robin Wood, as well as a bunch of new characters (including someone who sounds like actor Daniel Craig to play a character based on the James Bond star).

Below is the full breakdown, with character names and descriptions.

Now that Dollhouse is winding up, Cabin in the Woods is delayed until 2011 and there's no new Dr. Horrible on the immediate horizon, this is the best news yet for a Whedonite. Yay!
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, 3:15 PM Pacific BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (MOTION COMIC) Webisodes NON-UNION


Casting Director: Jeff Shuter
Interview Dates: Next week (w/o 11/16)
Shoot/Start Date: TBD
Pay Rate: Pay Provided (various for each character)
Location: Los Angeles

SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY IMMEDIATELY



PLEASE SEND VOICE OVER LINKS/ REELS (IF POSSIBLE)



NOTE: ALSO INCLUDE PERFORMANCE VIDEOS OR ACTOR SLATES IF AVAILABLE. DO NOT SEND DEMO TAPES.

[ FAITH (V.O.) ]
Co-Star / Female / Caucasian / 20 - 25 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of FAITH - female, early 20's, a slayer, displays a much darker, dangerously, fun-seeking, approach to both slaying and murder, she is the dark side of a slayer's personality. Voice to match Eliza Dushku. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible). Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ KENNEDY (V.O.) ]
Supporting / Female / Caucasian / 20 - 25 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of KENNEDY - Female, caucasian, early 20s. A newly made slayer, Kennedy is also Willow's girlfriend. She's an out lesbian with an assertive personality. Voice to match Lyari Limon. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ LIEUTENANT MOLTER (V.O.) ]
Supporting / Female / African American / 30 - 35 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of LIEUTENANT MOLTER - Female, African American, early 30s. A lieutenant in the US Air Force - ally of the villain Twilight. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ DANIEL CRAIG (V.O.) ]
Guest-Star / Male / Caucasian / 30 - 40 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of actor DANIEL CRAIG - Male, caucasian, mid 30s. Voice to match actor Daniel Craig. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ RODEN (V.O.) ]
Supporting / Male / Caucasian / 30 - 40 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of RODEN - Male, caucasian, 30s. An Irish human warlock and the tutor of Lady Genevieve Savidge, one of the new slayers, manipulating her into becoming an assassin of slayers. He was also a servant of Twilight, who convinced Roden to serve him in exchange for surviving the coming purge. However, Roden ignored that Twilight did not intend them to survive, but that they would merely thin out the number of Twilight's enemies. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ LADY GENEVIEVE (V.O.) ]
Supporting / Female / Caucasian / 25 - 30 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of LADY GENEVIEVE - Female, caucasian, British, late 20s. With Roden, she hunts and kills other slayers as part of his 'Training' her. However, she and faith find they share a lot in common; both as slayers and as troubled young women enticed by evil, despite their drastically different background. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ ROBIN WOOD (V.O.) ]
Supporting / Male / African American / 30 - 35 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of ROBIN WOOD - Male, African American, early 30s. Robin is in charge of a squad of slayers, and is shown to be working at the Hellmouth in Cleveland. In his one-panel appearance he calls Faith to tell her of a family that was recently attacked by vamps. Faith refers to him as 'The ex' implying the couple has ended their relationship since 'Chosen.' Voice match to D.B. Woodside. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ SEPHRILLIAN (V.O.) ]
Supporting / Male / All Ethnicities / 30 - 40 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of SEPHRILLIAN - Male, demon. A demon who walked in the realities of humans and the old ones, making him 'Tichajt: - one of the demon elite. He resides in a domain between realities kept in stasis by Robin, a minder. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ FAERIE (V.O.) ]
Supporting / Female / All Ethnicities / 20 - 30 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of FAERIE - Female, faerie creature. She is a pixie fairy, helping one of the Buffy decoys. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ ROBIN (V.O.) ]
Supporting / Female / Caucasian / 20 - 25 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of ROBIN - Female, caucasian, early 20s. The minder of Sephrillian's reality field, chosen to watch over a small house which serves as a mask to Sephrillian's domain. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ RONA (V.O.) ]
Supporting / Female / African American / 20 - 25 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of RONA - Female, African American, early 20s. Rona is a new slayer, working as a squad leader. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ SLUG QUEEN (V.O.) ]
Supporting / Female / Caucasian / 40 - 50 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of SLUG QUEEN - Female, slug queen, 40-50s. The oldest survivor of the Slug Clan, the Slug Queen rules the underground Slug resistance against the force of Yamanh. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) Pay provided. Nonunion.
[ TWILIGHT (V.O.) ]
Supporting / Male / Caucasian / 30 - 40 years
Description: MAXX INITIATIVE is now casting voice over talent for the Buffy the Vampire Motion Comic, upcoming web series. Seeking the role of TWILIGHT - Male, a villain with superhuman strengths, such as flying. Twilight is the leader of an Initiative-like group that shares his name. He views the expanded ranks of Slayers as a threat to humanity no better than an army of demons, and plans to bring about an end of magic, both good and evil. Send voiceover links/ reels (if possible) and Pay provided. Nonunion
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PS I HATE motion comics.
 
Maybe it's like The Animated Series? If so, I like motion comics, but I hate if it's 3D.

About the voice actors, is it possible that the actual BtVS's television actors will do it? I don't hope for SMG. I know Gisele Loren did a great job in the games and in The Animated Series. And I guess they already got the voice actors for The Core Four so they didn't put it up on the list. 🙂
 
Interesting that they identify Twilight as a Caucasian male in his 30's or 40's. That may just be the type of voice they're going for, though, and I assume his voice is disguised since Buffy didn't recognize it when they spoke in "A Beautiful Sunset."
 
AndrewCrossett said:
Interesting that they identify Twilight as a Caucasian male in his 30's or 40's. That may just be the type of voice they're going for, though, and I assume his voice is disguised since Buffy didn't recognize it when they spoke in "A Beautiful Sunset."
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I think it's probably that. Look at America's most famous animated character/voice actor Kevin Conroy/Batman. In his hundreds of (Emmy nominated) portrayals of Batman, he has altered his voice to accommodate Bruce Wayne in his 20s-90s.

I know it's unlikely that they'll wrangle big names, but it would sure be something if they could get a hold of him.

Personally, I'd cast Ron Pearlman for Twilight ideally, in my head that's his voice.
 
Buffyverse Fan said:
I know it's unlikely that they'll wrangle big names, but it would sure be something if they could get a hold of him.

Personally, I'd cast Ron Pearlman for Twilight ideally, in my head that's his voice.
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For these roles, they're specifying non-union... I guess they don't want to pay SAG or Equity rates for someone with a couple of lines, like Robin Wood.

There are no listings for the big-name characters like Buffy, Xander, etc., so maybe they've already filled those roles internally.

I just wish they'd spring for a real Flash-animated web series and not futz around with this lame motion comic stuff.
 
I think if Sarah wont do the voice of Buffy they always have that chick that did the voice overs for the video games. She was a dead ringer. As for the others, most of them arent doing a whole lot so I would think they would be up for this right?
 
These are some examples of motion comics. The first one doesn't embed so just click on the video title. 🙂

Personally, I'm not a fan of them, especially if the cast aren't involved.

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Personally, I think it sounds like a great idea! I'm all for anything that keeps Buffy "alive" and inspires new people to become intrested in the fandom. That's how it will continue to florish.

It might give more of a personal touch to Season 8, too. A lot of fans have been saying that the comics don't have the "feel" of the series. Perhaps this will give it some heart.
 
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crabby patty
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They did something similar back in the '60's, though not QUITE this good. It might be worth watching if it were all new original material, but just to re-hash the current comics, I really wouldn't be bothering with it.
 
The XMEN one looks a bit better than I'd have thought, but I don't quite think it looks all that interesting. I'd rather see even a simple Flash animation, like some of the cartoons my sister watches on cable (I can't think of the names... but you can tell it's just "advanced" Flash animation).

Still, I don't get the point of motion comics. It's not much different than looking at the comic that's in your hand. Completely new animation could at least paint a bigger picture, give you different perspectives, etc. WTH though, this is good enough I suppose.
 
I am a little worried. I've seen the X-Men motion comic, and yeah, I think it looks pretty lame. :\ Not only does the strange 3-D motion creep me out, but the voice over looks unrealistic.

I really don't really think the Buffy motion comic is going to be any better, but at least it's something new and I will give it the benefit of the doubt.
 
I don't hate motion comics per se, and something new in the Buffyverse always excites me, but do we know to what extent Joss is involved in this? 'Cause him I trust, other people, not so much.
 
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Joamna said:
I don't hate motion comics per se, and something new in the Buffyverse always excites me, but do we know to what extent Joss is involved in this? 'Cause him I trust, other people, not so much.
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It's his story, and they can only use the artwork that's already there on the pages... so it can't stray too far away from that.
 
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Joamna
Ok, thanks!
I don't think I like this. I've watched the beginning X-Men comic and it just seems lifeless and weird. Those animations freak me out too.
 
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