BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Star James Marsters On Aggressive, Disturbing Interaction With Joss Whedon

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Star James Marsters On Aggressive, Disturbing Interaction With Joss Whedon

Reflecting on his time playing Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, James Marsters recalls a bizarre interaction with Joss Whedon which saw the showrunner back him up against the wall and say, "You're dead!"

By JoshWilding - Jul 15, 2020 05:07 AM EST
Source: Inside Of You With Michael Rosenbaum

Buffy the Vampire Slayer included a lot of memorable characters, with James Marsters' Spike one that still stands out to this day. While his story seemingly ended with the season two finale, his popularity led to a one-off appearance in season three before he became a recurring presence in both season four and the eventual Angel spinoff. 

During a recent conversation with Michael Rosenbaum on his podcast, Marsters spoke about Spike's transformation from villain to love interest, and explained how his character contradicted showrunner Joss Whedon's idea that vampires should be ugly creatures. As it turns out, that led to a bizarre confrontation with the filmmaker that left Marsters reeling. 

"I came along and I wasn’t designed to be a romantic character, but then the audience reacted that way to it," he started. "And I remember he backed me up against a wall one day, and he was just like, ‘I don’t care how popular you are, kid, you’re dead. You hear me? Dead. Dead!’ And I was just like, ‘Uh, you know, it’s your football, man. OK.’"

Asked if Whedon was just joking, Marsters said "No, hell no," and added that he never received an apology because Whedon "was angry at the situation."

It's pretty clear that Whedon is an intense character, but is an exchange like this - while undoubtedly uncomfortable - on the same level as the allegations aimed at the likes of Harvey Weinstein and Bryan Singer? No, but those looking to "cancel" the filmmaker certainly seem to think so.

Either way, a disturbing picture is beginning to emerge which does make The Avengers director sound like a bully, and claims like these keep on coming after Justice League star Ray Fisher's comments.

We'll keep you updated if we hear more. 

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Tonic24k
Tonic24k - 7/15/2020, 6:05 AM
Whedon is under a lot of fire right now, damn.

BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 7/15/2020, 7:01 AM
@Tonic24k - Yeah, you can't tell someone they're dead. I realize this was most likely just colorful language, but we're now one step away from prison sentence situations. Can't do that. You just can't.
jumpingtheshark
jumpingtheshark - 7/15/2020, 8:41 AM
@BackwardGalaxy - I mean Spike is a vampire, so he's definitely dead.
dracula
dracula - 7/15/2020, 10:54 AM
@Tonic24k - its not like he was threatening Marsters. This just seems like an odd moment.
pucrepeap
pucrepeap - 7/16/2020, 11:49 AM
@BackwardGalaxy - Oh please....we have celebrities literally telling people they should kill the President and have nothing happen to them.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 7/15/2020, 6:07 AM


Whedon has always been a manly, man. He made The Avengers (2012)
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