Ryan Kiera Armstrong breaks down in tears after being requested by Gellar if she’ll be her “chosen one” in a upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer revival, as former present stars react to the information.
In each era, there’s a chosen one — and, in 2025, her identify is Ryan Kiera Armstrong.
On Thursday, unique Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Sarah Michelle Gellar took to Instagram to share video of the second she personally knowledgeable Armstrong that she’s been chosen to star within the present’s upcoming revival at Hulu.
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“I wish to introduce you to @ryankarmstrong,” Gellar captioned the publish. “From the second I noticed Ryan’s audition, I knew there was just one woman that I needed by my facet. To have that type of emotional intelligence, and expertise, at such a younger age is really a present. The bonus is that her smile lights up even the darkest room. Welcome to #NewSunnydale #btvs.”
Within the emotional video, Gellar calls Armstrong up over Zoom — telling her that there was one thing she “needed to be sure you have been okay with.”
“How do you are feeling about serving to me save the world? You wanna be my chosen one? Will you stand by my facet and save the world?” Gellar then asks, as Armstrong begins to interrupt down in tears.
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“Ryan, all of us love you and from the second we noticed the tape, there was no person else in our eye that would do it, that we needed to do it with and I’m so excited to face by your facet and have you ever be my associate on this journey,” Gellar provides, as Armstrong makes it clear she may be very a lot accepting the job.
“You earned it … you might be our chosen one,” Gellar tells her, earlier than Armstrong thank the OG for “trusting me.” The 15-year-old actress is then joined by her father, who says he is aware of “that that is precisely the place she’s imagined to be proper now, with you on this insane, insane new journey.”
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Armstrong most not too long ago starred on the Disney+ collection Star Wars: Skeleton Crew and appeared alongside Zac Efron within the current Firestarter remake.
Among the many first to react to her casting have been just a few different unique collection stars, together with Charisma Carpenter. “‘Ya wanna be my chosen one?’ 💕 ‘Thanks for trusting me’ she stated. 😭 Congratulations to her and her household. 💐” wrote the actress.
Added Emma Caulfield, who performed Anya, “TEARS!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️”
Ryan herself additionally commented on the publish, writing, “CRYING. 💕”
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