Veronica Mars Movie Gets a Kickstart... How About a 24 Movie?

Ever since high school detective show Veronica Mars went off air in 2007, its ardent fans have been clamouring for a movie. Now it's likely their wish may come true with a Kickstarter campaign launched by creator Rob Thomas to raise $2 million to get the project off the ground. Within four hours, it has raised $1 million, and the number is climbing as I write this. Check out this interview with the guy who pledged $10K for a speaking part in the film.

Great to see it doing well - and so quickly - and it makes me wonder if other similar TV projects could do the same. More specifically... 24!

The movie's been on the back-burner since the show was cancelled 3 years ago, with plenty of negotiation setbacks between star Kiefer Sutherland and Fox delaying progress (not to mention a certain lame show he's committed to). But recent word from Antoine Fuqua, who was in talks to do the movie, has all but confirmed the worst: it's dead. Strangely enough, Fuqua's new film, Olympus Has Fallen, has a very 24-feel to it, and pretty much swipes the White House siege subplot from the seventh season of the show. Anywho if anyone does end up doing a 24 Kickstarter, I'd definitely chuck in $20 towards it...

Trailer: 24 - Season 8!

Yesss! A trailer for 24 - Season 8 has finally leaked online! Chloe, Kim and Jack seem to be the only recognisable returning faces in the trailer (what's happened to Almeida??), but I guess that's what you get for killing off your regulars regularly. Most exciting is probably the addition of Anil Kapoor (Slumdog Millionaire) in the cast - I think this will give the show an interesting dynamic with Kapoor and Sutherland acting off each other. There are rumours that this could be the last one, so let's hope for a season that's on par with 5 - the sharpest, most consistent 24 thus far (Season 7 promised a return-to-form but kinda fizzled at the end after a strong opening). Season 8 is opening in Jan in the States, so I guess we'll get it a few months later, if not sooner.