"Veronica Mars" movie officially on

[David]

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/13/veronica-mars-movie-is-a-go-kickstarter/

'Veronica Mars' movie is a go! 'My mind is blown' says Rob Thomas --
EXCLUSIVE
by Erin Strecker

You did it, Marshmallows!

Less than 11 hours after Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell announced a
Kickstarter campaign, fans have raised the $2 million necessary to
finance a Veronica Mars movie. It’s officially on!

“My mind is blown. I’ve been fantasizing about this and had to tell
myself, ‘Stop it, Rob, you’re being silly. You’re setting yourself up
for disappointment,’” the Mars creator tells EW. “And now today has
exceeded the wildest pipe dream I let myself entertain. Holy cow. We
better make a good movie. These amazing fans have stepped up. We
better deliver.”

“I knew Veronica Mars fans were cool, but I had no idea they could
rally with such power. They are unstoppable — just like Veronica. I
will have a permanent blush on my face, feeling so lucky to be
associated with this entire thing,” says Bell.

The goal was to raise $2 million in 30 days. Warner Bros. Digital
Distribution has agreed to put the movie into production and pick up
the tab for marketing, promotion, and distribution. But exhibiting a
passion that broke Kickstarter records in just six hours, fans have
been flocking to the site since the page went up at 7:30 a.m. PT. And
even though the goal has been reached, pledges can keep coming in.
In a previous interview with EW, Thomas spilled details about the
upcoming movie’s plot, which will include — no surprise — murder,
mystery and a high-school reunion. It will film this summer and be
released in early 2014.

Don’t know what all the fuss is about? Now is the perfect time to
catch up: The entire three-season run is streaming in full over on
TheWB.com (the show originally aired from 2004-2007).

[Ian J. Ball]

On Mar 14, 8:19 am, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/13/veronica-mars-movie-is-a-go-kicksta...

>
> 'Veronica Mars' movie is a go! 'My mind is blown' says Rob Thomas --
> EXCLUSIVE
> by Erin Strecker
>
> You did it, Marshmallows!
>
> Less than 11 hours after Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell announced a
> Kickstarter campaign, fans have raised the $2 million necessary to
> finance a Veronica Mars movie. It’s officially on!

> [snip]

> The goal was to raise $2 million in 30 days. Warner Bros. Digital
> Distribution has agreed to put the movie into production and pick up
> the tab for marketing, promotion, and distribution. But exhibiting a
> passion that broke Kickstarter records in just six hours, fans have
> been flocking to the site since the page went up at 7:30 a.m. PT.  And
> even though the goal has been reached, pledges can keep coming in.
> In a previous interview with EW,  Thomas spilled details about the
> upcoming movie’s plot, which will include — no surprise — murder,
> mystery and a high-school reunion. It will film this summer and be
> released in early 2014.

It just hope they bring back some of the better guest-stars, like
Alona Tal and Krysten Ritter.

[David]

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:26:55 -0700 (PDT), "Ian J. Ball"
<ijb...@mac.com> wrote:

>It just hope they bring back some of the better guest-stars, like
>Alona Tal and Krysten Ritter.

No Piz no show!

[Rhino]

Seriously?

I think the only really critical character that absolutely HAS to be in
the movie is Veronica, although I'd be pretty disappointed if Keith
didn't make it.

Which is not to say that I'm indifferent to Logan or various other
characters being in it. But I think any of the other characters could
have their absences explained plausibly in a pinch.

Are you just being facetious or do you really think Piz is absolutely
essential?

--
Rhino

[David]

I assumed any extra money they raised above $2 million would be used
to retain Piz >:(

[Tony Calguire]

David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:8eq3k89fp1f0430tn...@4ax.com:

>
> Less than 11 hours after Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell announced a
> Kickstarter campaign, fans have raised the $2 million necessary to
> finance a Veronica Mars movie. It’s officially on!
>

Did the people who participated in this stunt actually have their credit
cards debited, or did they just check a box on a website "promising" to
give money?

[hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com]

On Mar 14, 11:26 am, "Ian J. Ball" <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:

> It just hope they bring back some of the better guest-stars, like

> Alona Tal and Krysten Ritter.-

What character did Ritter play?

[hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com]

On Mar 14, 12:11 pm, Rhino <no_offline_contact_ple...@example.com>
wrote:

> I think the only really critical character that absolutely HAS to be in
> the movie is Veronica, although I'd be pretty disappointed if Keith
> didn't make it.

He just showed up in Malibu Country as Kim's husband.

[David]

What heartless bastard could look at Kristen Bell's face and do that?

[icebreaker]

"David" <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ibv3k8p9u875kbdtg...@4ax.com...

She's having Dax's spawn. That by itself is enough to cause people to act
accordingly. ;) Honestly, after seeing her on talk shows and the like and in
other movies and shows, I'm not as big a fan.

[David Johnston]

Agreeing to contribute places an order with Amazon.com that goes through
if the project makes it's target. The commitment is binding.

[David]

At the risk of gushing, I'm surprised someone could like her less for
her talk-show appearances. She seems like a lovely person. Though she
does make poor career decisions.

[anim8rFSK]

In article <khstop$e09$1...@dont-email.me>,

The latter.

--
"Every time a Kardashian gets a TV show, an angel dies."

[anim8rFSK]

In article
<d1e61c3a-a37f-4c66...@q8g2000pbn.googlegroups.com>,

"Ian J. Ball" <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:

> On Mar 14, 8:19 am, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/13/veronica-mars-movie-is-a-go-kicksta...
> >
> > 'Veronica Mars' movie is a go! 'My mind is blown' says Rob Thomas --
> > EXCLUSIVE
> > by Erin Strecker
> >
> > You did it, Marshmallows!
> >
> > Less than 11 hours after Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell announced a
> > Kickstarter campaign, fans have raised the $2 million necessary to

> > finance a Veronica Mars movie. Itąs officially on!

> > [snip]
> > The goal was to raise $2 million in 30 days. Warner Bros. Digital
> > Distribution has agreed to put the movie into production and pick up
> > the tab for marketing, promotion, and distribution. But exhibiting a
> > passion that broke Kickstarter records in just six hours, fans have
> > been flocking to the site since the page went up at 7:30 a.m. PT.  And
> > even though the goal has been reached, pledges can keep coming in.
> > In a previous interview with EW,  Thomas spilled details about the

> > upcoming movieąs plot, which will include ‹ no surprise ‹ murder,

> > mystery and a high-school reunion. It will film this summer and be
> > released in early 2014.
>
> It just hope they bring back some of the better guest-stars, like
> Alona Tal and Krysten Ritter.

On a 2 million dollar budget? Not unless they all agree to work free
and SAG gives them a waiver for even paying scale.

[David Johnston]

A bit more than that.

[anim8rFSK]

In article <kau3k8l83e74kbbbi...@4ax.com>,

45,026
backers
$2,721,233
pledged of $2,000,000 goal
29
days to go

[David]

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:49:10 -0700, anim8rFSK <anim...@cox.net>
wrote:

Piz is getting a Summer home.

[Barry Margolin]

In article <anim8rfsk-74397...@news.easynews.com>,

I expect the budget will be significantly higher than that.

First, the Kickstarter campaign is only a day old, and it's already
closing in on $3M. I could easily imagine it hitting $5M or more by the
time it's done.

Second, I suspect that they'll be able to parlay this into studio
backing, which should get them real funding.

--
Barry Margolin
Arlington, MA

[Ian J. Ball]

And, it goes without saying: Amanda Seyfried. :)

[Adam H. Kerman]

icebreaker <icebr...@anywherebuthere.com> wrote:
>"David" <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>>Tony Calguire <tc...@yahoo.invalid> wrote:

>>>>Less than 11 hours after Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell announced a
>>>>Kickstarter campaign, fans have raised the $2 million necessary to
>>>>finance a Veronica Mars movie. It's officially on!

>>>Did the people who participated in this stunt actually have their credit
>>>cards debited, or did they just check a box on a website "promising" to
>>>give money?

>>What heartless bastard could look at Kristen Bell's face and do that?

>She's having Dax's spawn. That by itself is enough to cause people to act
>accordingly. ;) Honestly, after seeing her on talk shows and the like and in
>other movies and shows, I'm not as big a fan.

If she's on a talk show, she's not making a horrid romantic comedy or another
episode of Heroes.

She needs to do something with her career, so returning to her role of
a lifetime is heading in the right direction despite going backwards.

[David]

On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:27:16 -0700 (PDT), "Ian J. Ball"

Threats need to be bigger in a movie so Steve Guttenberg and Harry
Hamlin should team up.

[icebreaker]

"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote in message
news:khta7k$23g$1...@news.albasani.net...

Some truth in that unless this turns out not to be very good.

[Mason Barge]

You see what happens when your movie career tanks?

At least it isn't a self-inflicted wound. Or at least, not like say
David Caruso's -- she might get some blame in script/project selection
mistakes.

She needs to hire Andie McDowell's agent. A person with almost no
talent as an actress, who made a career out of choosing great
projects.

[Ian J. Ball]

Lisa Rinna also guested on this show, didn't she?

And Charisma Carpenter, of course.

[Adam H. Kerman]

I thought they killed her off.

[Adam H. Kerman]

Surely it was the hair styling team...

[Robin Miller]

anim8rFSK wrote:
> In article

>>
>> It just hope they bring back some of the better guest-stars, like
>> Alona Tal and Krysten Ritter.
>
> On a 2 million dollar budget? Not unless they all agree to work free
> and SAG gives them a waiver for even paying scale.
>

Can't the talent agree to contribute their salaries to the film?

--Robin

[Robin Miller]

You make an actual payment through Amazon.com, but the payment does not
go through until the end of the appeal on Kickstarter, which in this
case is 30 days. You're told the date and time, and you can withdraw
your pledge up until that time. Then Kickstarter will actually run all
the charges.

--Robin

[Ian J. Ball]

On Mar 14, 1:34 pm, "Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
> Ian J. Ball <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:
> >On Mar 14, 1:02 pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>"Ian J. Ball" <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:
> >>>On Mar 14, 8:26 am, "Ian J. Ball" <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>It just hope they bring back some of the better guest-stars, like
> >>>>Alona Tal and Krysten Ritter.
>
> >>>And, it goes without saying: Amanda Seyfried. :)
>
> >>Threats need to be bigger in a movie so Steve Guttenberg and Harry
> >>Hamlin should team up.
>
> >Lisa Rinna also guested on this show, didn't she?
> >And Charisma Carpenter, of course.
>
> I thought they killed her off.

They killed off Lisa Rinna, IIRC. (I don't think Carpenter's character
is dead...)

Of course, they also killed off Seyfried and Tal. Still, there's no
reason why any/all of them couldn't show up in the movie, either in
flashbacks, or in dream sequences...

[anim8rFSK]

In article
<3dd02646-5a23-4aa6...@8g2000pbm.googlegroups.com>,

"Ian J. Ball" <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:

> On Mar 14, 1:02 pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:27:16 -0700 (PDT), "Ian J. Ball"
> > <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:
> > >On Mar 14, 8:26 am, "Ian J. Ball" <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > >> It just hope they bring back some of the better guest-stars, like
> > >> Alona Tal and Krysten Ritter.
> >
> > >And, it goes without saying: Amanda Seyfried.  :)
> >
> > Threats need to be bigger in a movie so Steve Guttenberg and Harry
> > Hamlin should team up.
>
> Lisa Rinna also guested on this show, didn't she?
>
> And Charisma Carpenter, of course.

Both of which are *maybe* dead. There were Tweets yesterday from people
saying they wouldn't invest unless it was promised Charisma would return.

[anim8rFSK]

In article
<c40667a4-704e-4955...@8g2000pbm.googlegroups.com>,

"Ian J. Ball" <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:

> On Mar 14, 1:34 pm, "Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
> > Ian J. Ball <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:
> > >On Mar 14, 1:02 pm, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >>"Ian J. Ball" <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:
> > >>>On Mar 14, 8:26 am, "Ian J. Ball" <ijb...@mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > >>>>It just hope they bring back some of the better guest-stars, like
> > >>>>Alona Tal and Krysten Ritter.
> >
> > >>>And, it goes without saying: Amanda Seyfried. :)
> >
> > >>Threats need to be bigger in a movie so Steve Guttenberg and Harry
> > >>Hamlin should team up.
> >
> > >Lisa Rinna also guested on this show, didn't she?
> > >And Charisma Carpenter, of course.
> >
> > I thought they killed her off.
>
> They killed off Lisa Rinna, IIRC. (I don't think Carpenter's character
> is dead...)

Both "dead"

Rinna parked her car on the Coronado (?) Bridge and jumped, caught on
tape, but the tiny image was unrecognizable and IIRC they never found
the body. Carpenter was on the lam from somebody and in a hotel or
something and vanished into the desert. Both deaths felt more like they
couldn't strike a deal with the actress than that there was actually any
story reason for the character to die.

[Robin Miller]

total now at $3,152,893 as of Thursday night.

--Robin

[RichA]

Hat-in-hand to Kickstart. Squalor to follow.

[Ian J. Ball]

On Mar 14, 5:05 pm, anim8rFSK <anim8r...@cox.net> wrote:
> In article
> <c40667a4-704e-4955-a348-9b7ab79a4...@8g2000pbm.googlegroups.com>,

So they never found Charisma's body either?!

Yeah, definitely could both be back then...


Ian (FTR, I'm pretty sure my enthusiasm for this show dimmed when
they (needlessly) killed off Alona Tal's character, Meg... :/ )

[anim8rFSK]

In article
<72a88e5c-833c-43fb...@mz7g2000pbb.googlegroups.com>,

I don't *think* so. Even if they did, both women effectively died
offscreen so, no matter what we were told, they could easily come back.

[Rhino]

You know that Alona Tal is starring in Cult, right? I don't know if it
is going to last very long but at least you get to enjoy her while it's
on....


--
Rhino

[David Johnston]

That is improbable. They are not amateurs and working for no pay will
not enhance their prospects in the industry.

[EGK]

Most of the cast of VM has done next to nothing since that show ended. They
can get most of them cheap. The ones who do make money might work for a
lower salary in exchange for points profit participation. I can't imagine
they care about making a movie they know will be a failure. There wouldn't
be much point in that.

[David Johnston]

Of course then you don't get your script or digital download or whatever.

[David]

On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:55:15 -0600, David Johnston <Da...@block.net>
wrote:

>Of course then you don't get your script or digital download or whatever.

Kickstarter says that more than 98% of the donations go through
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/veronica-mars-movie-gets-greenlight-how-warner-bros-plans-make-it-exclusive-81326

[Adam H. Kerman]

I don't think commercial exploitation of a known property would be a
contribution, but a possible source of financing. It's hardly unheard of
for an actor to defer compensation in return for a percentage of the gross.

[Adam H. Kerman]

Hey, even I know that profit participation is a sucker bet.

[EGK]

On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:25:43 +0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com>
wrote:

Obvious this won't be a blockbuster but normally they'd have DVD sales to
look forward to. In this case it appears they're giving the DVD away to
everyone who donates enough.

[icebreaker]

"EGK" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:7ru6k89ufr8johkc0...@4ax.com...

If one assumes only those that donate $40 or so will be the only ones to pay
to see it. I enjoyed VM and it might have been my favorite program when it
aired. I doubt I'll pay $10 and up to go to a theater to see it. I'll either
rent the DVD or I'll be part of those donating to get it moving and get the
DVD that way. Haven't decided yet. I'd guess there will be many more who
won't donate that'll get the DVD.

[Dimensional Traveler]

I seem to remember an interview where Thomas said Charisma's character
definitely was in a shallow grave behind that shack. She did get shot
by someone standing right in front of her who had time to bury the body
afterwards.

--
The 'Enterprise' crew in the 2009 Star Trek are adrenaline addicted,
hyper-active teenagers with ADD whose Ritalin got replaced with
methamphetamine, displaying a level of discipline that a Somali pirate
wouldn't tolerate.