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Want to Write a Guest Post for Women and ...Veronica Mars Movie Reaches $2 Million Kickstarter Goal
After series creator, Rob Thomas, launched the Veronica Mars Kickstarter movie fund on March 13th with a $2 million goal and an April 12th deadline, the internet exploded.
Veronica Mars fans shared the page all over social media and in less than a day, the funds to make the movie had already been raised. As of this morning, the have raised over $3 million dollars, one of the largest Kickstarter projects thus far. The film will begin pre-production immediately for a shoot this summer, with a targeted 2014 release.
Thomas may have just unknowingly created a paradigm shift in Hollywood in terms of Kickstarter funding studio projects. Warner Brothers owns the rights to Veronica Mars and agreed to be on board via legal work, digital distribution and a limited theatrical run if Thomas could prove fan interest. It'll be interesting to see how Kickstarter plus fan demand could potentially change studio-driven works.
The Veronica Mars Movie Project (Kickstarter)
'Veronica Mars' Movie Reaches Goal of $2 Million on Kickstarter (The Hollywood Reporter)
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"she is hot" so she has to strip for you.... so your excuse for sexism is your sexist
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if you were really interested in this topic you would know that there are countless people writing
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Thank you Michael for the nice compliment ~ I love the photos you took of Kim, great work ~
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Melissa, thank you for this! You're right - it's great to read thoughts from a
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I meant to say, I am glad some filmmakers are courageous enough to put this conversation on the
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Amy | March 15, 2013 9:56 PM
I think it just goes to show that the studios underestimate interest when it comes to the public wanting to watch smart female protagonists, and not just women in girlfriend/wife/sex object/corpse roles.
Sydney Levine | March 15, 2013 7:37 PM
Just shows that consumers are willing to pay for entertainment and via the Internet to boot. Everything does not have to be free.