'Veronica Mars' Movie Release and News: Kickstarter Contributors to Get Refund from Warner Bros.
While Veronica Mars opened this weekend to mediocre success, raking in a little more than $2 million at the box office for so far, Warner Bros. has been getting some heat from a few of the film's bankrollers.
Frustrations ran high when contributors through the film's Kickstarter campaign couldn't download the digital copy of the movie, the Los Angeles Times is reporting.
After the issues arose, the angry customers took to the fundraising site to voice their aggressions and concerns.
However, a Warner Bros. representative confirmed to the Times that the studio is going to refund the frustrated funders who are seeking retribution.
Prior to the film's release, the contributors were given codes to download Veronica Mars through the studio's Ultraviolet-connected movie site, Flixter.
On Friday, complaints began to appear on Kickstarter's Twitter feed and its online homepage regarding access into Flixter and signing up with Ultraviolet. Some lamented that they weren't even given a code.
While other die-hard fans of the television series, who have waited seven years to watch their favorite detective, headed to their local movie theater, the ones who actually contributed to the film's production were forced to wait a little longer.
Jessica Golberg, a contributor to the film, wrote a comment on the Kickstarter about Warner Bros. taking advantage of her and the rest of the bankrollers.
"It really feels like backers got taken advantage of. We provided the momentum and basis for publicity, to say nothing of the initial capital," Golberg said. "But non-backers to see the movie first, for the same or lower price.
According to the film critic and review site Rotten Tomatoes, the film has received a lot of love, mainly from the audiences, with a 96 percent rating, while critics have given it a 76 percent.
Through Kickstarter, the backers contributed $91,585 toward the films $6 million budget.
The film, which stars Kristen Bell while written and directed by Rob Thomas, is the continuation of the popular TV series that ran for three seasons between 2004 and 2007.