Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season EightBe forewarned, this is not the hold-the-presses announcement you have been waiting for (or dreading) on the proposed Joss Whedon-less Buffy The Vampire Slayer big-screen reboot. But for fans hungry for anything Buffy, we have some exciting news, nonetheless.

According to Sci Fi Wire, the Dark Horse comic series Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season Eight will be getting the motion comic treatment as a webisode series. A casting sheet from casting director Jeff Shuter reveals the inclusion of Big Bad Twilight, Slug Queen and Daniel Craig (yes, it appears they want someone to fill in for the actor's voice as a guest star), along with the rest of the Season Eight gang. It's unclear how much of the series the webisodes will cover, and since there's no complete cast, there's no release date yet.

What is clear, though, is that someone has learned a valuable lesson from the Watchmen motion comics and decided it might be a good idea to recruit an actual voice cast rather than pay one man to voice an entire animated comic book. No offense to Tom Stechsculte, who does some real nice work on the Watchmen series, but his Sally Jupiter was a bit too much like Mrs. Doubtfire to be taken seriously. Shudder at the thought of any man trying to match Eliza Dushku's voice for Faith.

Below is the full casting notice sent out on Shuter's behalf. We encourage you to flood our comments section with your dream voice cast. In the meantime, dig out those Season Eight books and start imagining how cool it will be when Buffy and the gang (sort of) come to life again.

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

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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. Nonu