Zach Braff raises $2 million on Kickstarter in three days

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NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Braff has met his goal on Kickstarter,raising $2 million in three days to
fund his follow-up to "GardenState."The actor-director’s crowd-funding campaign follows
RobThomas’ wildly successful use of Kickstarter to finance a movie of thedefunct TV series
"Veronica Mars." Thomas pulled in $2 million in lessthan a day, eventually gathering more than
$5.7 million in 30 days.Butsome observers have criticized Hollywood stars for using theKickstarter
website to dip into the pockets of their loyal fans. Braffhas said this is the only way for him to
direct his first film since"Garden State" with final cut and his desired casting.After passing
his goal Saturday, the "Scrubs" star said on Twitter: "I will not let you down. Let’s go
make a killer movie."Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Braff has met his
goal on Kickstarter,raising $2 million in three days to fund his follow-up to
"GardenState."The actor-director’s crowd-funding campaign follows RobThomas’ wildly successful
use of Kickstarter to finance a movie of thedefunct TV series "Veronica Mars." Thomas pulled
in $2 million in lessthan a day, eventually gathering more than $5.7 million in 30 days.Butsome
observers have criticized Hollywood stars for using theKickstarter website to dip into the pockets of
their loyal fans. Braffhas said this is the only way for him to direct his first film since"Garden
State" with final cut and his desired casting.After passing his goal Saturday, the
"Scrubs" star said on Twitter: "I will not let you down. Let’s go make a killer
movie."Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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