Mar 14, 20 it took me all of three seconds to decide to back the veronica mars kickstarter movie campaign. The veronica mars film is far and away its most lucrative movie project. Veronica mars is the perfect type of project for a kickstarter campaign. Yesterday, the kickstarter campaign for a veronica mars movie raised 2 million dollars in just over eleven hours. What the veronica mars kickstarter means for firefly joss whedon talks about his reaction to the fully funded veronica mars kickstarter movie and what it means for the continuation of firefly. Seven years after tv show was taken offair, the veronica mars movie debuts on friday thanks to crowd funding service kickstarter. It took three days for veronica mars to change the way movies are made or maybe it didnt.
But its also a satisfying movie, as sharp as the original. Mar 15, 20 in the wake of the cult shows recordbreaking movie campaign, hollywood wonders whether its path to a greenlight can be replicated. Thomas personally greeted each of the kickstarter supporters who came to the. The veronica mars kickstarter win wont revolutionize. Veronica mars, tvs realest depiction of rape, is going to. Veronica mars movie budget coming entirely from kickstarter, more rewards to be added many of the specifics of just how veronica mars can become a fanfunded kickstarter movie remain a little. In the wake of the cult shows recordbreaking movie campaign, hollywood wonders whether its path to a greenlight can be replicated. Kickstarters veronica mars movie project a smash success. Veronica mars fans flock to fund movie on kickstarter a kickstarter crowdfunding project collects more than enough cash pledges from veronica mars fans in. If this kickstarter project succeeds it will be a model for huge corporations and creators to.
Mar 15, 20 it took three days for veronica mars to change the way movies are made or maybe it didnt. The show had a cult following and fans that were more than willing to spend money to. Behindthescenes documentary about the veronica mars 2014 kickstarter campaign, the making of the film, and the fans role in making that possible. In rather exciting move, series creator rob thomas and star kristen bell have. The veronica mars kickstarter win wont revolutionize the movie business dorothy pomerantz former contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Anyone know of a better charity than the veronica mars. It was a crazy pipedream veronica mars fans never thought would actually come true. A page for the backers and supporters of the veronica mars movie kickstarter campaign. I started doing the proverbial backofacocktailnapkin math.
Veronica mars fans flock to fund movie on kickstarter film. Some veronica mars fans who helped make the movie version of the shortlived tv series break numerous records on crowdfunding site kickstarter including most project backers in. Kickstarter funding brings veronica mars movie to life cnbc. But this morning they woke up to something more than a rumor. This is the scene from the new veronica mars movie with. A veronica mars movie is happening because of fans but we knew that ten hours after the kickstarter launched. Kickstarter launched to fund the veronica mars movie. Veronica mars kickstarter backers get refunds after. Veronica mars official kickstarter viral video 20 kristen bell hd veronica mars movie kickstarter page. Mar 14, 20 well, after a recordsetting campaign launched wednesday for the longanticipated veronica mars movie, even the oldnew rules of kickstarter have gone out the window again.
As pathetic as that may sound, it almost worked for lindsay lohan, and thanks to. Mar 14, 20 veronica mars official kickstarter viral video 20 kristen bell hd. Mar 16, 2014 the real value of the veronica mars movie, however, is that it proved, without a lot of fuss, that even a preciously overfetishized fandriven pipe dream of a movie, rooted in a getalife. Mar, 20 kickstarter launched to fund the veronica mars movie.
On march, 20, thomas posted a kickstarter page announcing he had acquired permission from warner brothers to proceed with fundraising for a veronica mars movie. Mar 12, 2014 last year, veronica mars shattered crowdfunding records, and this weekend well find out if that translates to box office success. Angry comments have erupted on the veronica mars kickstarter site from donors upset that they are unable to download the movie via the service provided. Rob thomas didnt think he would have enough people to fill the patio. Veronica mars fans flock to fund movie on kickstarter. Mar 18, 2014 the veronica mars movie and 60 more reasons to love 2014. These folks will certainly enjoy the film and look forward to the untitled veronica mars spin off currently listed as being in the works at least according to imdb.
Veronica mars movie kickstarter why you should donate. I cannot speak to the experience of watching the new kickstarter funded veronica mars movie without ever having seen veronica mars, the teen. This is the scene from the new veronica mars movie with the. Mar 12, 2014 seven years after the tv show was taken offair, the veronica mars movie hits theaters and ondemand services on friday thanks to crowdfunding service kickstarter. You will be sent a limitededition veronica mars the movie tshirt available only to kickstarter backers. The film was distributed as a stream through online movie site flixster, with the quality not good enough for some marshmallows. Seven years after the tv show was taken offair, the veronica mars movie hits theaters and ondemand services on friday thanks to crowdfunding service kickstarter. The veronica mars movie project by rob thomas kickstarter. But veronica mars is the first fanfinanced movie adaptation, a product of the internet and socialmedia era. There was talk of the shows creator, rob thomas, making a veronica mars movie, but warner brothers had decided it wasnt worth the investment. Thomas revealed that the primary goal for the soundtrack was to get more publicity, which will in turn hopefully get more viewers for the show. Original television soundtrack, a song compilation from the series first and second seasons, was released by nettwerk records on september 27, 2005. Nearly six years after the cancellation of the whipsmart television show about a teenage private eye in a california town deeply divided by class and murder.
Finally tally for the veronica mars movie kickstarter. Veronica mars secrets you can use in your kickstarter campaign. Veronica mars movie is fastestgrowing kickstarter film. But it still had a month left, and now the fundraising has officially wrapped at. Mar 12, 2014 search for this is the scene from the new veronica mars movie with the kickstarter backers in it. Veronica mars is dead but the movies kickstarter is. Veronica mars movie kickstarter how kickstarter is going. Crazy credits the very end of the closing credits include a thank you to the fans and backers.
Why crowd funding movies on kickstarter can be a mess. Mass entertainment in america has been going through some. Veronica mars movie is so good, expect a sequel abc news. Veronica mars held its world premiere at south by southwest on march 8, 2014, and was released in the united states in a limited theatrical release and through video on demand on march 14, 2014 by warner bros. When the creator and writer of veronica mars sent out a message inviting supporters of the veronica mars movie kickstarter campaign to join him for a beer and to watch the numbers roll in, he never expected that the dog and duck. The veronica mars movie, another highprofile kickstarter campaign, had similar benchmarks for contributors and no actual tickets to see the movie. And given how quickly creator rob thomas reached his goalin less than 24 hours the project became. Backers for the veronica mars movie kickstarter posts. Veronica mars kickstarter backers get refunds after complaining. Mar, 20 fans of veronica mars, the beloved teen dramadetective series canceled in 2007, have long gotten used to movie rumors. Mar, 2014 after all, their show is backthe amazingly successful culmination of a huge kickstarter campaignone that set records for how much and how quickly it was funded. This is the scene from the new veronica mars movie with the kickstarter backers in it. It is a continuing film adaptation based on the television series of the same name created by thomas. A fans personal account of the greatest comeback in tv history let me tell you, as an avid television fan, i have loved and lost my fair share of tv shows, but none were harder to say goodbye to than veronica mars.
This movie would never have been possible without the endless faith and support of our fans around the world, and especially the 91,585 backers who pledged on kickstarter to bring veronica back to life. Mar, 20 in this case, paying the man may result in a veronica mars movie that would not otherwise exist. Apr 28, 20 but veronica mars is the first fanfinanced movie adaptation, a product of the internet and socialmedia era. Veronica mars is a 2014 american neonoir mystery film produced and directed by rob thomas, who cowrote the script with diane ruggiero. Kickstarters veronica ma rs movie project a smash success cult following when my daughter had a lifethreatening illness, this show became her saving graceso she returned the favor. After all, their show is backthe amazingly successful culmination of a huge kickstarter campaignone that set records for how much and how quickly it was funded. Veronica mars movie kickstarter in chronological order. Veronica mars will return, thanks to fan financing the. Veronica mars may be a noble pioneer and could pave the way for new and exciting film endeavors, but its unlikely that what just occurred with kickstarter will start a. In addition, youll be sent the pdf of the shooting script.
Mar, 20 veronica mars movie is fastestgrowing kickstarter film campaign. The badass teen private detective who made her name on us tv is making a triumphant return in a kickstarterfunded movie. Search for this is the scene from the new veronica mars movie with the kickstarter backers in it. Rob thomas is raising funds for the veronica mars movie project on kickstarter. Kickstarter funding brings veronica mars movie to life. Veronica mars film a go, thanks to a kick from kickstarter. Rob thomas and kristen bell have launched a kickstarter to fund the veronica mars movie. Moviemaker rob thomas wrote on the films kickstarter, more than anything, i genuinely want today to be perfect for all of you. Updated creator rob thomas and star kristen bell have launched a kickstarter campaign for a veronica mars movie set during the titular characters high school reunion. If veronica mars movie had never met kickstarter the people who gave that money wouldnt have used it on cancer research instead.
This morning, television writer rob thomas launched a kickstarter campaign to fund a movie based on the cult teen detective show he created, veronica mars. I edited together the events of the veronica mars movie kinckstarter in chronological order, from the first kickstarter video to first footage from. Veronica mars is dead but the movie s kickstarter is alive. The kickstarter for veronica mars set all manner of records yesterday. The potential downside to veronica mars kickstarter. The veronica mars movie, which opened today in theaters, is filled with callbacks and cameos and appeals to nostalgia. As the kickstarter for the veronica mars movie project sailed past. Kickstarter launched to fund the veronica mars movie collider. Veronica mars movie kickstarter shatters sites crowd. Creator rob thomas and star kristen bell have launched a kickstarter campaign for a veronica mars movie set during the titular characters high school reunion. Veronica mars movie is fastestgrowing kickstarter film campaign.
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