Why Sarah Michelle Gellar Is ‘Grateful’ NBC Didn’t Pick Up The ‘Cruel Intentions’ Reboot https://t.co/wJoJCkzQ7f
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-SMG has been discussing her past work and one of those is the ICONIC, Cruel Intentions.
-NBC had commissioned a revival of the film set to air on its network in 2016 but it never went past the pilot phase and SMG is happy it didnt.
-She had agreed to come back to play Kathryn but it would be set in California, Annette was recast as Reese wouldnt return, and it would be a power play between Kathryn and Annette/Sebastian's son, Bash who finds Sebs journal.
-The pilot did not feel ANYTHING like Cruel Intentions and SMG agrees that CI is not a property that should be on prime time tv, it would need to be a streaming show in order to be at its full potential.
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