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Marsters on Spike and Dresden movies
4 April 2004

James Marsters appeared at Houston's Slayercon last week and said that he's still keen to reprise his role as Spike in a TV movie for The WB.

"I'd be very interested. I LOVE the character. It would definitely be a TV movie and not a motion picture. When I talked to Joss about it a while back, I told him if he does a Spike movie it needs to be in the next five years. Spike is an icon that doesn't change. Even his wardrobe doesn't change. That's what an icon is. I mean otherwise I'll be too old," Marsters said. "I love my face but it's not the same as it was. I just want to get him to do it now."

Asked whether he thought a Buffy or Angel movie would ever happen, Marsters said: "If anyone would be interested in a motion picture, it would most likely have to be a Buffy movie. But, if I was Sarah's manager I would tell her not to do it yet. Sarah is a great actress and I'd say she needs to get a Golden Globe before she does Buffy [again]."

Marsters also said that he's in consideration to star in a film about literary detective Harry Dresden. "Lions Gate is working on it but they are not very far along. My name is still being batted about but they are very far away from doing it."