Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is reportedly being lined up to play a zombie in a spin-off to 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'.
According to the Daily Star, 'Buffy' creator Joss Whedon is keen to cast the singer in a new vampire series due to be screened on BBC.
The spin-off series will reportedly feature Anthony Head, who played Giles in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'.
A source told the newspaper: "There have been talks about the BBC and America’s Fox network collaborating on this 'Buffy' spin-off for years. But now they’ve got the green light to start filming."
"The show will follow Buffy's mentor Giles after he decides to come out of retirement in his native England to solve ghost stories and other mysteries."
Speaking about Whedon, the source said: "He admires Russell T. Davies's pop references in 'Doctor Who' and thought it would be great to get some British musical and comic cameos in the new series."
"Pete seemed the obvious choice, with his love of the macabre. The blood paintings and the self-styled night creature existence are perfect."
"It's thought he'll play an approximation of his real-life persona; the zombie remnants of a rock star and poet unable to rest and therefore haunting London…with grisly results, of course."
