Whedon’s tenure on “Buffy” and “Angel” came under scrutiny on Feb. Variety also reached out to 40 other actors, writers, producers and directors from “Buffy” and “Angel” - including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Michelle Trachtenberg, Amber Benson, Eliza Dushku, David Boreanaz and Alyson Hannigan - all of whom declined to participate in this story. (Everyone Variety spoke with did so on condition of anonymity, either so they could speak freely or out of concern for their careers.)
Those on the inside of Whedon’s circle basked in his attention, praise and friendship those on the outside got the opposite: scorn, derision and callousness. Whedon created a “cult of personality” around himself, according to these sources. Interviews that Variety conducted with 11 individuals who worked directly on “Buffy” or “Angel,” or were closely familiar with the productions during their runs on The WB and UPN, painted a portrait of Whedon as a talented, collaborative writer-producer with a pattern of inappropriate, imperious and disparaging behavior toward those who worked for him. But he also scarred his cast of young actors with biting, inappropriate comments that stayed with them for decades. Then in his early 30s, Whedon - who built “Buffy” into one of the most beloved and influential shows of the past 25 years and went on to write and direct 2012’s “The Avengers,” which launched the biggest movie franchise of all time - was heralded for his witty dialogue and wrenching plot twists. Buffy the Vampire Slayer” was set at a California high school beset by vampires, demons and toxic mean girls, but it turns out its real-life big bad was the show’s creator, Joss Whedon.
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