So It Looks Likely There will be no Kickstarter Funded "Comet" Film.

[Owen22]

Posted: 3/2/14 at 1:51pm

Sucks.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/NATASHA-PIERRE-THE-GREAT-COMET-OF-1812-Closes-Today-Films-Kickstarter-213101-Short-with-15-Hours-to-Go-20140302#.UxN9bYWmURY

[blaxx]

Posted: 3/2/14 at 1:55pm

They didn't even come close. That is too bad.

[willep]

Posted: 3/2/14 at 2:17pm

I think it is weird that they didn't even attempt to push people to donate. They announced it at the beginning, and then mentioned it once on Facebook when they added the new reward level. That's it. Why not try to get it out there more?

[Kad]

Posted: 3/2/14 at 4:55pm

I have a feeling there's some money in place.

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 3/2/14 at 4:59pm

Like in the banana stand?

[mjohnson2]

Posted: 3/2/14 at 5:28pm

This is especially sad because kickstarter doesn't give you any money unless you reach your goal.

[Rainbowhigh23]

Posted: 3/2/14 at 5:59pm

There has to be an angel investor somewhere.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 3/2/14 at 6:21pm

Holding out for a miracle...

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 3/2/14 at 8:19pm

A show with this kind of recognition and profile most likely has an angel investor or two lined up who will make up the difference of whatever is raised and needed. There's no way the producers and creators realistically thought they could raise $250k in less than a month through crowdfunding alone. I'm sure it magically reaches the $250,000 goal at 11:58pm.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 3/3/14 at 9:45am

Guess not. How incredibly sad.

[Rainbowhigh23]

Posted: 3/3/14 at 9:51am

The show was able to receive funding to be produced, extended and to have a cast album recorded and released without Kickstarter; it seemed backwards to try an online crowdsourcing site for a movie version. They didn't have an online merch site or sell any merch at the venue, which I thought was strange. I'm sure merchandise sales would have raised a lot of money for any future endeavor.





Updated On: 3/3/14 at 09:51 AM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/3/14 at 11:20am

But, but, but... Liza's Headband was sure. The website must be wrong.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 3/3/14 at 11:57am

This fell in that weird "neither fish nor foul" category of kickstarter. This is not a charity, and is not a bunch of kids trying to do something. This is a property with producers and folks who have and will make money off of it. It doesn't make sense as a crowdsourced project and that's why no meaningful contributions were made.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/3/14 at 11:59am

Tell that to Veronica Mars.

[Rainbowhigh23]

Posted: 3/3/14 at 12:08pm

Veronica Mars may have been a publicity stunt for Kickstarter.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 3/3/14 at 1:05pm

In any event, it is not the same. It is a project of the creator, not of a bunch of producers looking for some weird form of charity.

[Kad]

Posted: 3/3/14 at 2:35pm

Veronica Mars isn't comparable to this. That's a television show with a very sizable and dedicated base. If 100,000 Veronica Mars fans all sent a dollar, that's quite a nice chunk of money- and I'm really lowballing that.

At the end of the day- Natasha and Pierre is an off-Broadway show with an extremely limited reach in comparison.

[Rainbowhigh23]

Posted: 3/3/14 at 3:53pm

Along with not reaching the goal it seems there was a problem with coordination of shooting schedules.

The experience of seeing The Great Comet live was so unique I don't know how anyone could accurately capture it on film. Phillipa Soo singing right in your ear is something that needs to be experienced live.


Natasha Pierre movie on hold Updated On: 3/3/14 at 03:53 PM

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 3/3/14 at 7:21pm

Meh. I'm cynical, but to me postponed always means canceled. And I agree. Nothing could possibly capture the insane joy of Balaga.

[GilmoreGirlO2]

Posted: 3/7/14 at 12:13pm

I must admit, I, too, was expecting right before the cut-off time for the Kickstarter to magically reach its goal. I had assumed the movie would be happening no matter what and I figured they would take whatever money they could get. But, now I’m not so sure.

And, maybe I am also being cynical, but I think it’s too much of a coincidence that the producers are announcing a hold on filming right after the Kickstarter goal was not reached and I’m, unfortunately, not holding out much hope for this movie to happen. (Also, I assumed they were going to film at least some parts in the tent itself and, if it’s on hold, I wonder how long they would be keeping that tent intact – not that they could recreate the set at a later time and not necessarily in a tent).

While I agree that it would be impossible to capture the experience of seeing it live, I actually think with some Baz Luhrmann-style cinematography (which is kind of the idea I got in the way they described it as part concert/part music video/part live recording/part feature film) this could have turned out really well. Not to mention that I want this to live on in some way and would love to have a film with this cast.

Side note, I was at the closing performance and it was absolutely wonderful; such a high spirited, energized, and emotional performance. During Natasha and Pierre’s last scene, Amber Gray was sitting on her stool bawling – quite emotional to see an actress have such an reaction to the ending of a show. I can’t wait to see this cast in future shows!

[Rainbowhigh23]

Posted: 3/7/14 at 12:20pm

Adam Lambert would be wickedly good as Anatole in the film! And yes, let Baz Luhrmann loose in Kazino for this film

[neonlightsxo]

Posted: 3/7/14 at 12:52pm

In terms of take whatever money they can get, that's not the way Kickstarter works. You raise all the money or you get nothing. If they were just looking for supplementary money, they should or would have used another model.

[HogansHero]

Posted: 3/7/14 at 1:06pm

agreed, neon: wrong model. This is a commercial venture that's pathetically looking for charity. That's not what kickstarter is for.

[GilmoreGirlO2]

Posted: 3/7/14 at 1:23pm

Neon, I know that you have to meet your goal to get any money at all, but I had assumed that one of their producers or financial backers would have put in the extra money before time ran out so that they still could have gotten that $37,000 that had been pledged (or whatever they had ended up with). This was when I was under the impression that they would be filming it no matter what, however, so I assumed they would want to keep any money they got if they were just going to pay up whatever more they needed anyway.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 3/7/14 at 2:04pm

You're under some weird impressions.