2. Emily Browning
Emerging from her native Australia as one of the most promising actresses of her generation, Emily Browning might be the household name she rightfully deserves to be but that's no denying her impressive skill, talent and versatility in tackling different and challenging roles, attributes we think she could easily bring to the role of the iconic Slayer. She's proven that she's got the action chops, having previously gone badass and blonde in the divisive
Sucker Punch where she battled dragons, Nazis and robotic assassins (so vampires should be no big deal). In addition, Browning's proven to have plenty of dramatic clout for the dangers that Buffy goes through on a more-than-regular basis, having begun her Hollywood journey as another plucky heroine - Violet Baudelaire of
A Series of Unfortunate Events - almost ten years ago. With her darker roles in unsettling drama
Sleeping Beauty and suspicion horror
The Uninvited, we have a fledging actress who could reinvent the role in a brand new way and has already proven she's a bit of a badass.