The Veronica Mars Movie is a film that is in the works and is based off of the television series Veronica Mars. Rob Thomas, creator of the Veronica Mars television show, met with Kristen Bell to discuss the possibility of reprising her role of Veronica for the big screen. Although busy with two projects in August 2008, Thomas stated that the movie was a priority when his current pilots were completed.EW.com: Bell, Thomas Orbit Veronica Mars... (August 19, 2008)
In February of 2009, Kristen Bell talked to MTV about the Veronica Mars movie, saying that Thomas was currently working on the first draft. Although she was not definitive about it being given a greenlight, Bell seemed optimistic. She also jokingly emphasized the need to hurry, lest she become too old to play Veronica.MTV Movie Blog: Kristen Bell Talks About Possible ‘Veronica Mars’ Movie (February 26, 2009)
Television Series
The television series ran from September 22, 2004, until May 22, 2007. The show transitioned to The CW with the demise of the UPN network. To protest the cancellation of the show, fans sent 1,400 lbs of candy bars to The CW office.http://theindianfoodstore.blogspot.com
The plot is based on Veronica Mars, a teenager who works part-time as a private investigator for her father and her friends. She has a knack for solving important mysteries. Her interest in detective work came from her best friend getting murdered. After this, she has been solving mysteries in her free time.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412253/
The Petition and Results
Veronica Mars has a loyal following called Neptune Rising.http://neptune-rising.weebly.com/petitions.htmlThey petitioned Rob Thomas and producer Joel Silver to make direct-to-DVD movies and fought for an additional television season. They are still promoting the creation of a movie.PetitionOnline.com: Veronica Mars Movie PetitionTo date there are 7,772 signatures on the original petition, and the 2009 form has over 1,000 already.http://www.petitiononline.com/vmmovie/petition.html
It was finally decided upon at the beginning of 2010 that the movie would not come out. Rob Thomas stated that no one could finance it and not everyone was available to do the movie.http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8478Joe Silver, the producer, brought up the idea to Warner Brothers but they didn't like it.
Now there seems to be news of a revival of the Veronica Mars movie. Thomas and Silver are still working on it and looking into how it could be done. They know they need to hurry because Kristen Bell, the star, may not look like a teenager for very long. Thomas has also brought up the idea of an having a movie about an older Veronica detective.http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/07/veronica-mars-movie-is-not-dead/
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Fast Facts
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TV Series
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Response
When the show ended, fans were unhappy with the unresolved story lines
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Announced
In January of 2009, the creator announced that a movie would be made of the series
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Problems
One year later, the creator, Rob Thomas said that the movie wasn't happening due to the fact that no one would finance it
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Current Status
Now the movie is supposedly back on and in the works
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Creator
Rob Thomas
