'Veronica Mars' Cast at San Diego Comic Con, Showed Clip of New Film
Popular television show "Veronica Mars" was canceled back in 2007, but thanks to the fans supporting a Kickstarter, the the show will head to the big screen next year. Some of the stars where on hand at Comic Con to talk about it.
Show creator Rob Thomas and two of the main characters, Kristen Bell and Enrico Colantoni, were at the San Diego Comic Con today doing a panel discussion and showing footage of the movie.
The movie's focus shifted from Veronica's college graduation to her 10-year reunion, according to USA Today.
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"I can tell you that it sort of has a Godfather III theme, which seems odd. ... Why not pick Godfather II, a better movie," said Thomas. "She has not worked as a private investigator since the last time you saw her in Season 3. Part of the movie is her getting pulled back into this life she thought she left behind."
The show has become a cult classic to its die-hard fans and though it only ran from 2004 to 2007 for 64 episodes, it is coming back thanks to a immensely successful Kickstarter campaign started by Thomas. The online fund raising site raised roughly $5.7 million.
The original goal was $2 million, and almost 92,000 people joined on as backers.
The show focuses around Bell's character as she goes through the day-to-day task of being a high school then college student as she works as an assistant to her father's private detective company.
Most of the original cast is back except for Leighton Meester, who will be recast due to scheduling conflicts.
"Sadly, Leighton was doing a different movie during the same time frame on the wrong coast. In the end, she was unavailable," series creator Rob Thomas announced online.
"One of the reasons I wanted Leighton, beyond her talent/beauty/history in the show, was that we needed a performer who could sing in this important role. Once it became evident that we couldn't make Leighton's schedule work, I decided to cast someone from a band I already wanted in the movie."
In her place will be lead singer of the band Twin Sister, Andrea Estella.
The movie is currently wrapping up filming.
