We’ve hit the halfway point of the year and, as has become the custom, that means it’s time to look back on the best movies of the year so far. This year’s list includes three animated films, two sequels, the return of a beloved television character, a latest (and in one case the last) from few big name directors, and a pair of small indie films topping the list of what has been a pretty damn good first-half of the year at the movies.
Seven years after going off the air creator Rob Thomas and the cast of Veronica Mars reunite (with the help of an insanely productive Kickstarter campaign) to bring Veronica (Kristen Bell) back to Neptune just in time for her 10 year high-school reunion. Oh, and to help an ex out of a pesky murder charge. It’s just like old times, in the best possible way.
The script by Thomas and Diane Ruggiero finds Veronica living with Piz (Chris Lowell) in New York and interviewing for jobs at prestigious law firms when a voice from the past reaches out in need of help. Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring) is the lead suspect in the murder of his girlfriend (Andrea Estella). Yep, it really is like old times.
Long ago hanging up her camera and spy gear, Veronica agrees to return only to see her father (Enrico Colantoni) and help Logan find a good lawyer. Things don’t go according to plan. Of course she also have time to reunite with several old friends and enemies, make an enemy of the new sheriff (Jerry O’Connell), and even (against her wishes) attend her class reunion.
We now have our first trailer for the Veronica Mars movie featuring everyone’s favorite spunky Neptuian returning home to help an old friend out of a pesky murder charge. Kristen Bell, Krysten Ritter, Tina Majorino, Max Greenfield, Jason Dohring, Ken Marino, Percy Daggs III, and Enrico Colantoni all return to reprise their roles. Jamie Lee Curtis, James Franco, and Jerry O’Connell also star. Veronica Mars opens on March 14th.
Here’s the promo video for the new feature length Veronica Mars movie on its way to theaters early next year. The video premiered during the Veronica Mars SDCC panel over the weekend (if you missed it watch the whole thing here).
Creator Rob Thomas and the cast of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell, Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III, Francis Capra, Ryan Hansen, Tina Majorino, Enrico Colantoni, Chris Lowell, Jason Dohring) sat down with some very happy fans at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con to discuss the Kickstarter campaign and how happy they were to reunite for the new Veronica Mars movie.
