Ausiello has a new update on the prospects of a Veronica Mars movie. Showrunner Rob Thomas tells EW that he is preparing a pitch right now, which he plans to present to Executive Producer “Joel Silver and Warner Bros. in the next week or two to see if they’re interested.” The movie idea follows Veronica solving a crime in a College setting.
But Thomas warns/reminds fans that getting a greenlight to proceed with a screenplay draft doesn’t necessarily mean a film will actually get made: “Unfortunately, that’s only one of several hurdles. I’m going to give it my best shot and let the chips fall where they may.”
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley discuss their thoughts on this year’s deeply unsatisfying Oscar nominations, reflect on the intellectual bankruptcy of a Tom and Jerry movie, and vehemently debate the merits of Alan Ball’s Towelhead. We’re joined by special guest and /Filmcast favorite, actor Stephen Tobolowsky promoting the new Blu-Ray release of Groundhog Day.
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Fans of Veronica Mars have been through a lot: A less-than-great third season that introduced the show’s worst character (looking at you Piz) and completely obliterated its season-long narrative, cancellation right after said crappy season, and, perhaps the most painful of all, the ever-present specter of resurrection. Like many beloved shows (see Arrested Development and Firefly), Veronica Mars’s premature cancellation was not the last fans would hear from it.
Today’s bit of possible-revival news comes from creator Rob Thomas, who’s currently prepping a reboot of another one of his former TV series, Cupid. According to Buzzsugar, Thomas admitted to ABC cutting Cupid’s episode count from 13 to 8, leaving him with quite a bit of free time to work on a Veronica Mars film. He elaborates:
“Somebody else had to pay for it. [Exec producer] Joel Silver does have a certain pile of money that he can decide on and he called me asking if we — you know, can we do this now? So I know that Kristin wants to do it. I want to do it. Joel wants to do it, and now I suddenly find myself with enough time to write that script.” Read More »
Entertainment Weekly has a bit of bad news on the Veronica Mars movie front. Series creator Rob Thomas tells Michael Ausiello that he “hasn’t gotten far” on the movie outline.
“I thought I had the idea broken, but I’ve hit a wall in the final act that I haven’t quite figured out. And with Cupid and Party Down occupying 80 hours a week, and a new baby boy occupying the remaining hours, I haven’t nailed it down. I’m hopeful that I can find the time to figure it out over the Christmas holidays.”
We hope so too. Wait a second… Cupid and Party Down? Does anyone really care about either of those projects? Rob, get cracking on the final act of the Veronica Mars movie. We need this film to go into production before Kristen Bell is 30-years-old (which, believe it or not, is only two years away).
When Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas met with Kristen Bell last week, they talked about the possibility of doing a Veronica Mars movie. It’s not a go, but Thomas told EW that he’s had “a few conversations” with Mars executive producer Joel Silver. Thomas says that he’s too busy right now, “But as soon as I have any free time, that’s my top priority.”
I loved the show as much as the next guy, and while I have a desire to see the cast reunite for another tale, it makes me wonder if it is really worth it. Wasn’t the appeal of Veronica Mars that she was solving cases in High School (later in College) sometimes behind her father’s back? With Bell now “all grown up”, what would the story and setting evolve into? Before the show was canceled, there was talk of setting a new season set in the FBI academy. That’s fine for a television show, but they’ll need a bigger and better plan for a feature film. And the other question is: Could the feature film be viable on the big screen or could it only be profitable as a direct-to-DVD effort?
Fans of Veronica Mars are hoping for a future. I was an avid watcher of the show, and was shocked when it wasn’t renewed. Fans around the world were in disbelief, thinking that an announcement was enviable. Another season of the show will eventually be announced with Veronica in FBI Training school. But no announcement ever came. So the new hope is a movie, but star Kristen Bell told MTV that that isn’t likely.
“There’s [rumored] talk of a movie one day. Maybe. Who knows? [But] we haven’t even discussed it,” said Bell. “Depends on how well I age,” Bell laughed. “But I’d go wherever [the writers] took me. I think that they’ve always been utterly brilliant.”
I, like most other Veronica Mars fans, have not yet given up hope.
Ben Stiller and Tom Cruise have signed on to play The Hardy Men, a action comedy based on the classic mystery book series The Hardy Boys.
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