Kristen Bell Doubtful on Veronica Mars Movie

Posted by David Baxter (dbaxter@filmschoolrejects.com) on July 3, 2009 Share

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Kristen Bell’s teen PI show Veronica Mars has a strong cult following, despite closing up shop in 2007. This has led to fans clamoring for a feature length follow up, but as every year passes, the chances dwindle. And according to Kristen Bell, it may never happen at all.

Bell explained the situation to EW at the Saturn Awards:

“I don’t think it will ever happen, and here’s why: Rob Thomas and I had a powwow, and we were both 100 percent on board. We took our proposal to Warner Bros. and Joel Silver told us that there is no enthusiasm to make a Veronica Mars movie, and that is unfortunately a roadblock we cannot compete with. Maybe if we bombard them with letters? Maybe they will change their tune.”

Not great at all. Not the end of the world, but not great either. I think a lot of the problem stems from the fact that fans want a true follow up to the series, not just a new adventure in the Mars universe. That would be passable, but if the whole gang didn’t come back, I would be much less enthusiastic (except for Piz, he can happily stay off my TV forever).

To be honest, Rob Thomas owes this to his fans. It was the real fans he cast aside when he ditched season long stories to get new viewers. If there’s one thing fans don’t like, it’s being thrown under a bus due to chasing ratings, and in this case it failed, as we ended up with a tease of an ending and a canceled show. The eternal optimist in me says that as she still wants to do it, that nothing is dead. Hell, just grab the cast and film a proper ending on your camera phone and I’ll pay $29.99 for it on VHS. That’s just how much I want rid of my Veronica Mars blue balls.

What do you think? Would you be excited for a Veronica Mars movie?

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  • Marion
    That's just so sad !
    The end of season 3 left me disapointed...What about Logan and Veronica ? Will they be together again ? ( by the way, they have too !!). And Wallace, Mac, Weevil and all the others..( except Piz, never like him ), what's next for them ?
    I loved Rob's idea to make a movie that would be right after season 3...They had to do it !!
  • Lyndsey
    I would be totally interested in watching anything they put out. Occasionally when I get a Jones for Veronica Mars, I go on YouTube and watch the fifteen minutes of what could have been season 4.
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  • Cole_Abaius
    There's actually a fool-proof way to make this film happen - have Rob Thomas team up with Santana to write the script.
  • Lindsay
    This is the worst news I've heard in a long time. Hell, I would pay $30 for a crappily shot VHS movie, and buy copies for all my friends who I've introduced to the show. Anything, I'll do anything!
  • rebecca
    Of course we want a Veronica Mars movie and we will not give up and i hope you too Kristen !
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