Veronica Mars movie gets greenlighted  To be funded exclusively
by Kickstarter pledges  After years of appeals from its legions
of fans, Veronica Mars has finally received the green light for
a movie adaptation, although it has taken an unusual approach to
raise funding.  Warner Bros is the rights-holding studio on the
television series, which follows its titular heroine as she
attempts to solve the murder of her best friend.  Series creator
Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell had an ingenius idea for
funding, setting a $2m target on the fundraising site
Kickstarter, a sum that was reached in just 10 hours.  The Wrap
is reporting that Warner has decided to give the project the
green light, but the film’s production budget will come entirely
from the money it has raised itself. No additional funding will
arrive from the studio.  Just how production will take shape
remains to be seen, as this is somewhat uncharted territory for
a major studio to be involved with. However, fans everywhere
will be celebrating a win