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The "Veronica Mars" Kickstarter campaign to raise $2 million to bring the TV detective to the big screen easily passed its goal Wednesday evening, with more pledges still coming in. The project passed its goal without even being live for 24 hours of its planned 30-day run. "Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas and star Kristen Bell said both were prepared to make the movie, and that Warner Bros., which owns the rights to the series, agreed to pay for marketing and distribution costs once the $2 million goal was reached.

Still waiting for 24 to make its way to the big screen? It's not happening, according to director Antoine Fuqua. At least not with him at the helm.

Entourage ended its HBO run in 2011 and like Sex and the City, the next logical step is to make the jump to the big screen. It took nearly two years, but the movie is finally going to happen. Deadline reports that Warner Bros has give the movie the green light.

Principal photography for The Lone Ranger was completed recently, but it was not without problems. The shoot was beset by violent dust storms, budget overruns, and even a death on the set. We're curious to see how this $250+ million movie turned out, and we can get our first glimpse of the movie in the trailer below.

It's been a hard road so far for "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.," the live-action adaptation of the classic television show, but it may have found a new director. After George Clooney walked away from the film and director Steven Soderbergh, it's had a hard time holding onto anyone.

Back in August, it looked like Disney’s big plan to make a film version of The Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer and director Gore Verbinski might never happen, since the studio had balked at the project’s hefty cost. Now, after a few weeks of talks and money bargaining, Deadline reports that the Ranger is back in the saddle with a reduced budget.

Walt Disney Studios' much-anticipated big-screen adaptation of "The Lone Ranger" starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer has been shut down, according to a source close to the production.

Actor looks forward to ''The Lone Ranger,'' and the opportunity to ''reinvent'' sidekick character.

Well, that was quick!

Just a little over a week after learning that a Johnny Depp cameo was in the works for the big-screen version of 21 Jump Street—the popular '80s cop show...

Series boss Howard Gordon on feature film status: ''As far as I know, it is in suspended animation."