Fran Rubel Kuzui

Fran Rubel Kuzui is an American film director and producer who is best known as the director of the light-hearted 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer film&mdash;whose much-darker original screenplay was the basis for the television series of the same name. She discovered the screenplay of then-unknown television writer Joss Whedon and put together the financing to produce the picture.

Her vision of the film did not match Whedon's, and the film received mixed reviews, which noted the uneven direction and comic timing.

In addition to holding a portion of rights to the Buffy character, Kuzui Enterprises were also given executive producer credits for the TV series and its spin-off Angel, although they had no practical involvement in the productions.

In 2009, Kuzui announced that she is creating a "re-booted" version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with no involvement from Joss Whedon or any other characters from the popular TV series.