Kristen Bell Says She'd Finance 'Veronica Mars' Movie

By Christine Fenno Posted Sep 25th 2010 11:31AM

Some dreams die hard. Kristen Bell opened up at this week's L.A. premiere for her new feature 'You Again,' (co-starring Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lee Curtis and Betty White) all about the 2004-'07 television role that made her a star -- and just how badly she wants to revive her beloved Veronica Mars character on the big screen.

While she insists that she "absolutely would" pony up the funds to get the project rolling, she says her hands are tied because Warner Bros. studio owns the rights to the UPN teen detective series (which moved to The CW for its last season).

"My duty, because I wanted this movie made from the minute our show got canceled, is to (A) do it before I'm 40, and (B) to prove to Warner Bros. that there is an audience," she told The Hollywood Reporter.

Bell, 30, pointed out the project's unique foundation of support, saying, "You already have 3 million who watched it every week -- hardcore fans that will see it -- you can only build from there." (Devoted viewers famously mailed thousands of Mars Bars to The CW offices in a failed effort to persuade the network not to cancel 'Veronica Mars.')

Is the actress upset that she can't assert some creative control and wield her new Hollywood clout on the movie's behalf? "It's a business and the sad truth is that...they're not going to relinquish the rights to something and let us do it," Bell said. "We really have to do it with them because they own it."

As for a web series to keep the character alive, she hedged: "I would be down with doing a web series....I don't speak for anyone else but myself, but I think that they want it grand, because it is deserving of being on the big screen. I think that maybe our creators would settle for that but I think that we all really want to push for the movie if it can happen."

The critically acclaimed series -- about an adolescent private investigator following in her crime-solving father's footsteps -- was created by Rob Thomas, who reportedly penned a movie script to be produced by Joel Silver, but Warner Bros. refused to greenlight the film. Earlier this year, Thomas claimed his pet project wasn't dead, but in July, he admitted the studio wasn't budging and told the New York Post, "This is the least optimistic I've felt in a while" about a 'Veronica Mars' movie ever getting made.

Tags: kristen bell, Veronica Mars, you again

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Saturday 25 September

By Robbie

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Let it go Kristen. She should be concentrating on reading better film scripts for herself because I can't name one film she's ever been in that I've liked!

By gobluespartyon

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Kristen has been in a lot of good movies When In Rome, Forgetting Sarah Mashall etc. You Again looks pretty good as well.

By StormofDarkness

Yeah Kristen, find better scripts. After all, every movie you've been in has been a multi-million dollar hit. But you should find better scripts because Robbie here doesn't like the films you're in.

And why in the hell should she let it go? She wants to make a movie for her millions of fans. Wow, such a horrible thing for her to focus her energies on.

By Lady.EGxoxo

i would watch that movie. the cw messed up canceling it!

By Anthony M

You're joking right Robbie? She'e been in quite a lot of good movies. Successful movies. I think its great she wants to do more Vernoica Mars. There are 2 times as many Mars fans now as there were when the show went off the air. It will happen, sooner or later.

By Jacob

Veronica Mars is crap, let her finance a terrible film that couldn't make it as a terrible tv show. Smart move Kristen.

Veronica mars was a pretty good show it wasn't crap as you have claim which is a lie. I would see the Veronica Mars movie and I hope it gets made.

By MockingbirdGirl

That TV show that "couldn't make it" ran for 3 seasons, you ignorant twat.

By evol1

i would watch it but not in a movie theater, made for tv movie would be great.... i liked that show, it was good, the original cast has to be in it too, that would make it better.. another network should pick it up and make it a weekly thing again....

By bump00000

59 years old and wife 58, we both enjoyed Veronica Mars....

I hope they make the Veronica Mars movie I would watch it and see it in threats I hope WB wises up and makes this movie happen.

Too smart Lindsay? Must be why the show was cancelled! Fail.

By Jenny

If I had a genie in a bottle then this would be my wish. Veronica Mars was my all time favorite TV show. I love love love love love it and it needs closure.

By Elle

Jacob. Thumbs down. You fail.

By jeff

My wife and I are in our 40s and loved the show. Very Smart show. I'd watch the Movie for sure!

By Ed

Who gives a Fcuk !!

By susan

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Ed - Get off - you're getting repetive!

By t hood

if u havent seen it shut up to smart for the likes of u to even get VM any way.

By John F.C. Taylor