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Fans of James Marsters, the former co-star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, have gotten their knickers in a twist with the "Boxer Rebellion," a mail-in campaign to push for the theatrical release of his latest movie, Shadow Puppets. The gimmick: Fans have mailed in more than 100 pairs of boxer shorts (new, clean ones), a reference both to a scene in the film in which Marsters strips down to his skivvies and to a bit of Buffy trivia that Marsters' character, the vampire Spike, killed a Slayer in China during the Boxer Rebellion.

Michael Winnick, the writer/director of Shadow Puppets, told SCI FI Wire that Shoreline Entertainment, which produced the movie, has received more than 100 pairs of boxers, which are being donated to charity. "I'm still not quite sure how it got started," Winnick said in an interview. "There's a scene in the film where the characters are stripped down to their boxers. James Marsters fans got a kick out of seeing this in the stills and have taken that to a whole new level." Continue...