Kevin Smith wants Sarah Michelle Gellar to play the late Shannen Doherty's role in his 'Mallrats' sequel. The 54-year-old filmmaker has long been working on a follow-up to the 1995 cult comedy and while he planned to shelve the project after the actress - who played Rene Mosier - lost her battle with breast cancer in July, he now wants 'Twilight of the Mallrats' to serve as a tribute to her and thinks it would be appropriate to have the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' star step in to honour her close friend. He told The Hollywood Reporter: “Shannen’s closest friend was Sarah Michelle Gellar, and I worked with Sarah on 'Masters of the Universe: Revelation'.
“So her being Shannen’s bestie and having already tried out for 'Mallrats' 30 years ago next year, I would ask Sarah to step in for Shannen if there’s a possibility that we get to make 'Twilight of the Mallrats'. "I think that’d be personally meaningful for her on some level because of her relationship with Shannen ..
. She’d bring Shannen’s warmth with her, and it’s maybe the next best thing to having Shannen there.” And Sarah is open to the possibility.
On The Hollywood Reporter's Instagram post about Kevin's suggestion, she commented: "Here for this idea!!" The director recently expressed his hope that Universal will let go of their option for the sequel and allow him to shop the project to other studios. He told Deadline: "The thing has been for years that, of course I’d love to make the Mallrats sequel .
