Zach Braff's Kickstarter Passes $2 Million Goal

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[i]By Eddie Wright[/i]

Well that was easy.

[url="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/04/24/zach-braff-kickstarter/"]Zach Braff's Kickstarter campaign[/url] for his "Garden State" follow-up "I Wish I Were Here" has cruised past its goal of $2 million after less than a week. [url="https://twitter.com/zachbraff/status/327824082735349760"]Braff took to Twitter[/url] to thank his supporters saying, "Dear Fans, I cannot believe your unbelievable support for WIWH. I wish I could hug each and every one of you."



Braff's Kickstarter follows in the wake of the smash [url="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559914737/the-veronica-mars-movie-project"]"Veronica Mars" movie campaign[/url] which pulled in $5,702,153 from 91,585 backers. It was the fastest project to reach $1 million (4 hours), the fastest project to reach $2 million (11 hours), the all-time highest funded film project on Kickstarter, and the most backers ever. "I Wish I Were Here" isn't quite the rousing record-breaker that "Mars" was, but it's easily cleared its goal and is officially in smooth-sailing territory.



"Sabrina the Teenage Witch" actress Melissa Joan Hart [url="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/318676760/darcis-walk-of-shame"]launched a Kickstarter[/url] as well to fund the film "Darci's Walk of Shame," also looking to earn $2 million. With 26 days to go, it's made $43,741.

As of this writing, "I Wish I Were Here" has netted over $2.1 million with over 31,000 backers. The campaign ends on May 24. [url="https://twitter.com/timheidecker/status/327252017334603776"]Tim Heidecker does not like it[/url].



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