Felicia Day is making The Guild movie to spite Hollywood: 'I’m very used to being rejected'

The actress, content creator, and author has abandoned her dreams of stardom and is focusing on connecting with fans. Felicia Day was very excited when she got a call from a Hollywood producer interested in The Guild, her 2007 web series about a group of MMORPG players. But that enthusiasm quickly soured when Day heard the actual pitch. “They were like, ‘Hey, we’d like you to explore writing a new version of The Guild with a new set of younger cast members,’” Day told Polygon in a video interview. “I’m very used to being rejected by Hollywood, but just the idea of giving up my baby – the thing that made my career – really made me angry.” Day decided she would make more of The Guild on her own terms. On July 20, she’s launching a Kickstarter campaign to reunite all of the original cast members for a 20th anniversary movie in 2027. “I didn't even take this movie to anybody in Hollywood because I just shuddered at the thought of some person who didn't understand the show and the community looking at the script and being like, ‘Can this person be Paul Rudd?'” Day said. “I shot [The Guild] in my house for a couple hundred dollars. I have a really good feeling that the fans will give me