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Michael K. Williams joins Spike Lee’s Kickstarted Da Blood of Jesus

Omar is in Da Blood Of Jesus! Spike Lee has excitedly announced Michael K Williams (The Wire, Boardwalk Empire) will join the cast of his recent Kickstarter funded mystery project. Lee managed to generate $1.4 million (more than his target of $1.25 million) through crowdfunding, with nothing more than an obscure concept. All we know […]

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Spike Lee wants you to fund his “funny, sexy, bloody” film on Kickstarter

Spike Lee – taking a leaf out of Zach Braff’s book, of all people – has taken to Kickstarter as a means of funding his next feature film. The untitled project is described as being “funny, sexy, and bloody,” and is budgeted at $1.25 million. With three days down, he’s raised more than $100,000. Steven […]

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Teaser Debut: Veronica Mars

A teaser trailer for the Veronica Mars movie was screened at Comic-Con over the weekend, delighting attendees (who likely paid for the flick themselves on Kickstarter). After a few minutes of behind-the-scenes footage featuring creator/writer/director Rob Thomas and stars Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni, Jason Dohring, Tina Majorino, and Ryan Hansen, we get our first look […]

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Zach Braff’s new movie meets Kickstarter goal

Zach Braff’s attempt to fund his new movie through crowd-sourcing site Kickstarter has been an unqualified success, collecting more than $2 million in less than a week. Titled Wish I Was Here, the picture will mark Braff’s first directorial effort since his hit indie Garden State. Braff’s legion of fans were no doubt enticed by the promise […]

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The Veronica Mars movie has a budget of $5.7 million

The Kickstarter campaign to fund a Veronica Mars movie has come to a close with $5.7 million in the bank.  It took 31 days for star Kristen Bell and showcreater Rob Thomas to encourage 91,585 fans to make a donation, each of whom will be rewarded with tokens ranging from limited edition sticker sets to a walk-on […]

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Jason Dohring joins Veronica Mars movie

Jason Dohring is confirmed to reprise his role as Logan Echolls in the Veronica Mars movie, Deadline reports. Given how the film came about, via a much-publicised Kickstarter campaign, one would have assumed all of the actors from the original series were officially onboard from the start. Now that the film is a reality, having […]

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The internet has paid for a Veronica Mars movie; will debut in 2014

Veronica Mars will be resurrected as a feature film, thanks to the efforts of fans who have dutifully pledged more than $2 million for its production on Kickstarter. Star Kristen Bell and show creator Rob Thomas announced on March 13 that Warner Bros – who hold the rights to VM –  would be willing to distribute their […]

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