Netflix’s Do Revenge Went To Great Lengths To Secure Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar may be remembered most fondly for her depiction of the chosen one, Buffy Summers, in the ’90s teen horror-comedy-action series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” but she was also a frequent star in the ’90s teen movie genre. She starred in “Cruel Intentions” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and had minor roles and cameos in “Scream 2” and “She’s All That.” So, according to an article on TUDUM, when Robinson cast the movie, she knew she wanted Gellar to be in it.

However, the TUDUM article goes on to say, even though Robinson knew that she wanted Gellar and she loved the script, the early draft didn’t have a part for the actress to play. Robinson pitched the idea of Gellar playing The Headmaster, and the two of them built the new character from scratch. “These are the best characters as an actor to play,” Gellar told TUDUM “They are absolutely delicious but carry none of the pressure.” Gellar signed on, and the movie had its ’90s star.

Robinson was very particular about who she wanted to cast in the movie. In an interview with IndieWire, the director explained that she had a hard time keeping the film’s two stars, Maya Hawke and Camila Mendes, who play two bullied teenagers who team up to get revenge on each other’s bullies. Since Hawke was filming “Stranger Things” and Mendes would have had to drop out of the movie if it was pushed back, the production moved to Atlanta, so Hawke could film “Do Revenge” and “Stranger Things” simultaneously, allowing Robinson to keep all the cast members she really wanted in the film.