Blake Lively reveals if she’ll be a part of Gossip Girl reboot. Read to find out.
After months of speculations, fans might finally get an answer for one question that is in everyone’s mind; will Serena Van Der Woodsen appear in Gossip Girl Reboot?
The 2000s hit teen drama, Gossip Girl, that enjoyed global recognition, is making a comeback with a reboot and the fans couldn’t have been happier. The news for the same was swirling since February last year which got confirmed in July last year and since then fans kept their fingers crossed for the return of their Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf, and we finally have an update on it.
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To fans dismay, Blake will not be a part of the reboot. The actress confirmed at the premiere of her new movie, The Rhythm section while chatting with the star. She was queried about her involvement with the show to which she responded that she isn’t involved in the production of the CW show.
She affirmed the same to E! News that any question related to the series has to be directed to the creators since she isn’t involved with the show in any shape and form.
This might be disappointing for the ardent views of the show, however, it is not surprising as Josh Schwartz, producer of the show, had confirmed that the reboot show aims to focus on a whole new set of characters. The hopes had rekindled when he shared that the creative reached out to the original team to update them about the show and would have loved them to be involved if they want to be.
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It looks like things didn’t materialize after all between the creative team and Blake Lively who is busy with other projects.
Nothing concrete has yet been revealed about Gossip Girl 2.0. It will launch sometime in May 2020 on HBO Max. The 10 episodes series will focus on how the world changed. The changes – in social media and its effects and the landscape of New York City in the intervening years will be the main plot of the updated version.