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Sarah Michelle Gellar Missed Gangs of New York Role Because of Buffy
Sarah Michelle Gellar was considered for a role in Gangs of New York, Martin Scorsese’s film about gang conflict in 19th-century New York.
She was in the running to play Jenny, a thief and love interest of the main character, Amsterdam Vallon.
Her commitments to Buffy the Vampire Slayer meant she could not take the part while the film was being shot from December 2000 to March 2001.
Cameron Diaz was cast as Jenny instead, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel Day-Lewis.
The film was released in 2002 and drew on a book about New York’s organized crime history.
Gellar later said she did not regret missing the role, including when she discussed it in 2023.
No further casting or production plans are given.
Sarah Michelle Gellar was considered for the role of Jenny in Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York but could not take it because of her Buffy the Vampire Slayer commitments.
The film was shot from December 2000 to March 2001, while Buffy was in its fifth season.
Cameron Diaz ultimately played Jenny.
Gellar said in 2023 that she did not worry about projects she missed because of Buffy, including Gangs of New York.
- Who
- Sarah Michelle Gellar was considered for the role of Jenny; Cameron Diaz played the part.
- What
- Gellar could not take the role because of her Buffy the Vampire Slayer commitments.
- When
- The film was shot from December 2000 to March 2001. Gellar discussed missed projects in 2023.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Gellar’s commitments to Buffy prevented her from signing on.
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Martin Scorsese read The Gangs of New York, the book that inspired the film.
Scorsese acquired the rights to make a film based on the book.
Gangs of New York was shot while Buffy was in its fifth season.
Gellar told The Guardian she did not worry about projects she missed because of Buffy, including Gangs of New York.
- Film
- Gangs of New York
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Considered for Jenny
- Sarah Michelle Gellar
- Played Jenny
- Cameron Diaz
- Filming period
- December 2000 to March 2001
- Buffy season during filming
- Fifth season