Telemystery: Veronica Mars Movie Project Raises Over $2 Million in Less than a Day

It's been a couple of years since we last reported on a potential film adaptation of the television series Veronica Mars … but today we're learning that a Kickstarter project to demonstrate a fan commitment to the project has met its 30-day goal of raising $2 million — in less than a day.

Warner Bros. — which owns the rights to the character — has never said "no" to making the film; they've just never said "yes" either. When creator Rob Thomas suggested to the studio that if seed money for the film could be raised via crowdfunding, would they agree to help move the project forward. "They were extremely cool about it, as a matter of fact," he writes on the Veronica Mars Movie Project Kickstarter page. "Their reaction was, if you can show there's enough fan interest to warrant a movie, we're on board."

Clearly there is fan interest. When we checked just before posting this, the total raised was over $2.15 million and growing. And it's just the first day.

Veronica Mars aired on The CW for three seasons, from 2004 through 2007. Kristen Bell starred as the titular character, a 17-year-old private investigator solving the toughest mysteries in her coastal community of Neptune, California.

No storyline has yet been developed for the film, but here's what Rob Thomas is considering: "Life has taken Veronica away from Neptune. In the years since spoiling [her father] Keith's chances to be reelected sheriff, Veronica hasn't taken a case. But something big is about to bring her back home and back to her calling."