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\n\tPosted on:<\/em> June 27th, 2026\n<\/p>\n Despite the Buffy reboot being cancelled, actress Sarah Michelle Gellar has managed to make a triumphant return to the genre fold.<\/p>\n First came her unexpected cameo in 2025\u2019s I Know What You Did Last Summer, which was soon followed by a starring role in Radio Silence\u2019s Ready or Not 2.<\/p>\n Now, Gellar is set to team up with Radio Silence again in Thud.<\/p>\n Radio Silence will be producing this time around, whilst Mali Elfman directs, from a script by Noga Pnueli.<\/p>\n Described as a \u201csupernatural romance,\u201d according to an official logline: According to official sources, Gellar is set to portray the Grim Reaper, whilst Outer Banks star Rudy Pankow plays the Devil.<\/p>\n Already a prolific horror film producer, Mali Elfman makes her feature debut with Thud.<\/p>\n Production will begin soon in Los Angeles, with more casting announcements expected shortly.<\/p>\n So, despite not being able to bring Buffy back to us, Sarah Michelle Gellar is working hard to embrace her scream queen legacy with other roles.<\/p>\n And you know what? 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\u201cThud watches as the Grim Reaper and the Devil meet cute at a three-day destination wedding, falling in love after colliding at the event, where they\u2019ve each come to sow their own chaos.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n