Those Amber rumours

[sombrefan]

I've been trying to find out about these stories regarding Amber Benson being turned down by the WB for a role in 'Global Frequency' because she played a lesbian in Buffy.

I emailed Little Willow and Chris Golden to see if they could clarify the matter. And on a whim, I decided to email Warren Ellis about it too. And to my great suprise I got a reply.



"I honestly have no idea. You have to remember I'm pretty
much removed from the casting process and the
production in general -- as the actors who approached me
for pointers for the auditions can sadly attest to -- just
receiving occasional updates. Plus I've been in bed with a
rotten case of the 'flu since last Friday night. I can say
that the actress whose name I've heard connected with
Kate over the last couple of weeks has not been Ms Benson.
The first I heard about all this was last night, when a fan who
is friendly with Ms Benson's family approached me about it.
I said to him what I'm saying to you, which obviously wasn't
enough, as he's been posting to a bunch of message boards
about it overnight without any more stated facts than when
he started. I mean, if it's true that an actress has not been
selected for a role because she once played a lesbian -- and
if that's not a garbling or a miscommunication -- then that's pretty
stupid at the very least. But let's, you know, FIND OUT, first.

Naturally enough, I've risen from my sick bed this afternoon
to find an inbox full of this stuff.

I'm not aware of Ms Benson's work, and I have no idea if
she'd make a better Kate than the actress Rogers has
been mentioning to me for the last week or two. That's
not my call. I have, however, forwarded this and a bunch
of the other emails I've received to the production. LA
hasn't woken up yet, and the production is under the gun
now, with shooting commencing in a few weeks and
the San Diego con being imminent, so any clarification
from the show may prove to be slow in coming.

And if you'll excuse me, I'm now off in search of
painkillers and something to cough green foam up into.

-- Warren Ellis"



I adore his writing. Was very thrilled to get a reply, made my afternoon.

Update

And Chris Golden made my evening. Got a couple of emails from him as well. And now the Amber Benson rumour can be laid to rest. The showrunner for 'Global Frequency' did want her to try out for a role but a WB exec vetoed this. But this had nothing to do with her playing Tara in BtVS. Unfortunately, some one got crossed wires and this rumour spread like wild fire.

Comments

very cool

[rleyser.livejournal.com]

my fiance gets email from tv execs...now ask him for a job :)