The cast of the Veronica Mars movie has edged up to four confirmed members. Rob Thomas just confirmed to his Kickstarter backers (and yes, I’m one of them) that Enrico Colantoni has officially signed up to reprise his role as Keith Mars.
“There was a lot of fierce competition for the role, but I think you’ll agree that Enrico’s unique experience makes him the only man qualified for the job,” Thomas joked in the email announcement.
And here’s a video of Colantoni learning the news that he’d be back, and not as a ghost:
Thomas added, “The first time I noticed Rico was in Hope and Glory, and he was playing a kind of working class schlub, and he was the guy I wanted to watch. Then he knocked me out as this urbane playboy in Just Shoot Me. I became friends and creative partners with Dan Etheridge when we ran into each other at the Cinerama Dome, both of us catching a Galaxy Quest matinee for a third time, and Rico was breaking people’s heart as an alien. I didn’t write Keith Mars with Rico in mind, but when his name came up on a casting list, I said, ‘That’s the guy.’ We didn’t take anyone else to network. There was no plan B.”
Next, Colantoni thanked all the Kickstarter backers for their support:
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