‘Veronica Mars’ Film Kickstarter Reaches Goal, Sets Record

Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell, creator and star of hit TV show Veronica Mars, recently took to Kickstarter, imploring fans to donate toward a new VM film. Fans have been pining for a Veronica Mars film for years, and this Kickstarter is proof that fan demand did not let up for a second.

The Kickstarter effort reached its $2 million goal in less than 12 hours, breaking fundraising records. As of this posting, the Kickstarter page has raised over $3 million, with 29 days left to donate.

With the fundraising requirement met, the film is set to go into production and will be the first commercial, feature-length film to be funded by a Kickstarter campaign. Warner Bros. still owns the rights to the Veronica Mars franchise and will be handling distribution and marketing.

Hopefully the success of this campaign will set a trend for other highly demanded projects to receive funding and finally get made. (Party Down, anyone?) Good on you, Veronica Mars fans.

To check out and/or donate to the project, click here.

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