The Veronica Mars Movie Project on Kickstarter

    Their reaction was, if you can show there’s enough fan interest 
    to warrant a movie, we’re on board.

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    Q: Where is my money going?

    A: All funds will go into a Veronica Mars Movie Project production 
    account which has been set up by Warner Bros. on our behalf.

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    Distribution is always a challenge with low-budget films, but 
    Warner Bros. is going to help us distribute the movie, and try to 
    get it out there as widely as possible.

There seems to be a significant amount of involvement from Warner Bros, although this isn't inherently bad it's a strange thing to be seeing on Kickstarter, it would be nice if they could elaborate on Warner Bros full involvement. Are Warner Bros trading ownership of the movie for permission to make it?

Also they've unfortunately restricted all the rewards to US only, even digital movie copies :|

I wonder if Firefly could have been saved if kickstarter was around back then.

Fun game: Go to the fundraising page, wait one second and refresh. Crazy how fast this is getting funded. This is going to be a new defining moment for crowdfunding and companies like Kickstarter, Watsi, etc.

I would love a veronica mars movie, but I wonder how hollywood accounting will gel with crowdfunding.

Don't think this is relevant for HN, but my girlfriend will love this. Thanks for sharing.

This is something I dont like about Kickstarter - I cannot see the exact definition of success. Well alright, its reach 2m pledged. But after that?

With the track record of movies not getting the green light, what if the movie never gets made? What if Warner Bros. pulls the plug after 1m dollars is spent on script rewrites? What if the script rewrite fees goto the guy running the kickstarter campaign, and then nothing happens?

This could be an interesting way to fund a movie, but it is highly speculative and in a very very risky, cut throat business. I seriously doubt the 2 million will see the light of day again.

NB: I am not implying any fraudulent intentions on behalf of the producer here, I expect he is as he seems, enthusiastic and passionate. But imagine "stereotypical cut throat producer" - he just is salivating at a bunch of yahoos handing him 2million dollars for a "treatment".