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Sarah Michelle Gellar passed on Scorsese movie for Buffy
Sarah Michelle Gellar turned down Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York role due to Buffy the Vampire Slayer commitments.
In brief
Sarah Michelle Gellar turned down Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York role due to Buffy the Vampire Slayer commitments. Sarah Michelle Gellar declined a leading role in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York because of her ongoing Buffy the Vampire Slayer commitments. Originally reported by SlashFilm.
Scorsese's filmography
Martin Scorsese made films like Silence and The Irishman after decades of development.
Gangs of New York source
Scorsese read Herbert Ashbury's 1928 book on New York's organized crime history.
Gangs of New York timeline
Scorsese acquired rights to the book in 1979 but took 20 years to film it.
Sarah Michelle Gellar considered
Sarah Michelle Gellar was a candidate for Jenny but couldn't sign due to Buffy the Vampire Slayer commitments.
Cameron Diaz cast
Cameron Diaz played Jenny after Sarah Polley was dropped by Harvey Weinstein.
Gellar's regret
Gellar says she doesn't regret missing Gangs of New York due to Buffy commitments.
The main idea
Sarah Michelle Gellar declined a leading role in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York because of her ongoing Buffy the Vampire Slayer commitments.
