I know, I know, how many times have you seen this kind of headline before? As a Veronica Mars fan since the UPN days, I’ve seen countless headlines, tweets, and interviews with Kristen Bell and Rob Thomas about the possibilities of a movie sequel to the beloved series but very little forward momentum – until now.
EW.com broke the good news this morning: the Veronica Mars movie can happen if we, the fans, help in the form of a KickStarter campain. While Kristen Bell teased the announcement last night, she quickly took to Twitter this morning to start the hype.
So why the new spark of hope? Well, apparently Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell recently met with some of the Warner Bros. bigwigs to pitch their new plan for getting the movie off the ground and were met with open minds.
“Of course, Warner Bros. still owns Veronica Mars and we would need their blessing and cooperation to pull this off. Kristen and I met with the Warner Bros. brass, and they agreed to allow us to take this shot. They were extremely cool about it, as a matter of fact. Their reaction was, if you can show there’s enough fan interest to warrant a movie, we’re on board. So this is it. This is our shot” explains Rob Thomas on the Veronica Mars KickStarter campaign page.
Money Speaks Louder Than Marshmallows
So come on Veronica Mars fans, its time to put our money where our mouth is. The initial monetary goal for the project was $2 million dollars, but as of this post that number has already been surpassed! In fact, the Veronica Mars movie is the fastest Kickstarter Project to hit $1 million dollars, according to Mashable.
But of course, more money equals a cooler movie so let’s show Warner Bros., Kristen Bell, Rob Thomas and everyone else attached to this project that the fans do in fact want to see a Veronica Mars movie!
Want to donate, just click here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559914737/the-veronica-mars-movie-project
In addition to helping fund the project, there are also a lot of really cool reward levels to choose from. Even a $10 donation will get you a copy of the shooting script upon the movie’s release along with behind the scenes stuff and updates. More goodies come with more money, but that choice is yours.
So what are you waiting for, if you want to revisit your favorite private eye and return to the town of Neptune then click on the link above or the handy widget to the right.
And if you haven’t already, check out this hilarious video Rob Thomas, Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni, and Ryan Hansen made for the occasion.
