The Veronica Mars Movie Comic-Con takeover did not stop after the Hall H panel and autograph signings but continued well into the night with The Veronica Mars Fan Panel. Hypable has your report on what surprises and reveals occurred at the panel.

This writer was one of the more than 200 fans that stood out in line at 5 am in order to get into The Veronica Mars Movie fan panel. Veronica Mars fans are loyal and still obsessed with the show. The first person in line showed up around 11 pm. After waiting for a quite a bit, the first 130 in line were shepherded inside of the theater, lined up, and given instructions to wait for their wristbands. But then Percy Daggs III, who plays Wallace in the film, and Francis Capra, who plays Weevil, surprised those waiting in line with complimentary donuts and smiles. All at 6:30 am or so.

Those with wristbands along with Kickstarter backers who had included the event as part of their reward showed up at 6:45 pm and were given access to the theater around 7:30 pm. There they showed a behind-the-scenes reel of the Kickstarter campaign, conducted trivia giveaway thanks to Samsung Galaxy’s sponsorship, and showed the same sneak peek and clip that fans earlier in the day in Hall H were privy to.

Kristin Dos Santos hosted the panel and was a fun and engaging host. Her passion for Veronica Mars shined through. Creator Rob Thomas and the cast relayed their fears when launching the Kickstarter and their reactions to the success. Thomas was optimistic until the night before when nerves overtook him while Kristen Bell relayed that she was unprepared for the sheer amount of support that fans showed. Tina Majorino, who plays Mac, found out through a friend who is a huge Veronica Mars fan, which made the experience all the more special for her.

When asked if they were successful at guessing where their characters would end up, only Capra and Ryan Hansen, who plays Dick, answered positively. Hansen relayed that “Dick was still Dick” while Chris Lowell, who plays Piz, was surprised to be in the film at all.

Jason Dohring, who plays Logan, reassured fans that they will be satisfied with the movie, saying that the cast and crew “made the movie for you.” The chemistry between Logan and Veronica was brought up with it having had been a surprise to Thomas and Bell. Thomas relayed that Logan was supposed to be just the “obligatory psychotic jackass” but that the chemistry between the two actors shined on film and that the writers had to take advantage of it. Bell concurred with Thomas, saying to Dohring, “We’re on fire.”

In regards to the paparazzi photo that featured Lowell and Bell on set as Piz and Veronica, Lowell said he knows that fans were immediate with their reactions. He joked that he thought, “fans are going to kill me.” Dos Santos asked the obligatory question of who would be Veronica’s love interests in the film and while Thomas joked about Deputy Leo (Max Greenfield), he declined to answer the question, wanting the fans to have a surprise.

Dos Santos then lead the panel in a modified game of I Never with water where she asked if anyone had kissed on set when the cameras stopped rolling, any pranks that had occurred, taking props from set, who cried when it was cancelled and when it reached its Kickstarter goal, and who attended their own high school reunion. Chris Lowell and Jason Dohring both joking took a sip when asked about kissing off cameras, while everyone admitted to taking a prop from set.

The panel highlighted their favorite prank on the set involved Teddy Dunn, who played Duncan Kane. Kristen as the instigator got the writers to write a scene where Logan and Duncan had to kiss. Dunn freaked out but then handled it like a professional and was ready to do the scene, before they revealed it was a prank.

The panel then debuted a new exclusive clip which featured the first scene of the reunion as written by Diane Ruggiero. It was clever, witty, and fast, all of the things fans love about Veronica Mars. It featured Majorino, Daggs, Bell, and Amanda Noret as Madison Sinclair.

The panel would have loved to resurrect Lilly, Cassidy, or Backup when asked about who they would bring back. Bell revealed that her two favorite quotes from the series are, “I’m just as God made me” and “Dad, your hooker’s here.” Daggs’ was “You’re a marshmallow,” while Dohring admitted he loved the famous epic scene due to its James Dean like qualities but revealed that his favorite lines was one of Bell’s with “You can find anybody” due to her delivery. Hansen jokingly replied that he loved “All fours” and “Logan.”

Thomas revealed that originally the network worried that the show was a male centric show and wanted a female role model for Veronica. Thomas fought back against this as he thought Veronica was tough and had shunned polite girl society.

Thomas’ favorite episodes were “The Trip to the Dentist” and the series finale “The Bitch is Back” as he liked the direction that the episode pointed to and how it inspired him to write the film due to unanswered questions.

A fan asked Enrico Colantoni and Bell who they would want Veronica to end up with. Colantoni said as a father he would pick Piz but said “she just didn’t like you that much,” while Bell said as a woman she would warn against Logan but that he seems to have the drama that Veronica craves.

The panel were effusive on their gratefulness to the fans for funding the film with Capra especially expressing his gratitude and emotions. He relayed the story of how it was difficult to get work after Veronica Mars that was of the same quality and depth. He praised the fans for helping to inspire him once more. “This job was given to us by people who support us. That is the greatest show of love and support.”

Daran Norris, who plays Cliff and Ken Marino, who plays Vinnie Van Lowe, all appeared during the panel with Marino giving fans a treat by singing “Private Eyes”.

The person who is most like their character according to the cast would be Daggs while Dohring would be the least. Capra said that all the parts that fans love about Logan Dohring, he has – but not the negatives.

For those of you who are Party Down fans, Thomas is being paid to write it and has hope that a film will come to light. He did say that people were busy and they were trying to deal with schedules.

Ryan Devlin, who played Mercer in the series, appeared and championed his charity This Bar Saves Lives. When people buy a bar, a partner donates one live-saving packet of food. All fans attendees got a nutrition bar and in honor of Bell’s birthday on Thursday, Samsung bought 5000 bars. This equates to saving 33 lives. Fans then celebrated Bell’s birthday and Daggs’ upcoming birthday by bringing out a cake and signed cards.

The Veronica Mars fan panel was a roaring success and fans and cast members alike seemed truly touched by the experience.

Are you excited for The Veronica Mars Movie? Did you attend the event?