Dirty Dozen (Veronica Mars Style)

Looks like the cool kids from Neptune High are back. On the big screen this time!* (I'd make an "out of this world" pun, but I'm saving that for the Roswell reunion). 

*For anyone who missed the news, show creator Rob Thomas is making a Veronica Mars movie. HUZZAH.

There's no denying Veronica Mars had some of the hottest bit parters, guest stars and cameos in town. (Remarkable really, considering the show only ran for three seasons.) The big question is, who to invite back for the party? Here's the dozen faces I'd love to see pop up at the ten year reunion:

JOSS WHEDON

Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy, director of The Avengers) was such a fan of Veronica Mars in it's heyday that he even made a cameo. Maybe he could rent Veronica a car on her return to town? Actually, since it's Joss Whedon, maybe he could just do WHATEVER THE HELL HE WANTS in the movie.

CHARISMA CARPENTER

I love Charisma. Chick's got some serious onscreen sass. (Imagine if she'd won the role of Buffy, which she originally auditioned for.) In Veronica Mars, her character Kendall is assumed dead, and know this isn't the Vampire Diaries where undead roles rule, BUT, no corpse was ever found. I sense a big screen comeback...

ALYSON HANNIGAN

Obviously Buffy's creator and Veronica Mars' creator were mutual fans, what with Buffy alumni coming out of the woodwork. The good news is, Alison Hannigan played the loopy sister of Veronica Mars' main squeeze Logan, making it way easy to include her in the movie storyline. Woohoo!

NELSAN ELLIS

Yes, the actor who plays flamboyantly loveable Lafayette in True Blood appeared in VM too. (Seriously, at this point is there an actor who doesn't have this show on their CV?) Nelsan Ellis was brilliant as Apollo, a former Ugandan child soldier. Granted, he's from the college year of the show, but for Nelsan I'd take an implausible plot point any day.

AARON ASHMORE

Ah, Troy. The charming but dodgy drug dealer boyfriend from the show's first year, who Veronica later ran into at college. Despite some trust issues, she helped clear his name when he was falsely accused of rape. Also, the Ashmore brothers rule. Maybe Troy could be Madison's present-day hubbie, as penance for past sins?

KRYSTEN RITTER

With her latest tv show cancelled, Ritter's a perfect choice for the VM movie AND she's already tweeted her enthusiasm. Her character Gia was the happy-go-lucky daughter of mayor Woody Goodman. Sadly, Woody turned out to be a paedophile. It's been a decade since that shocking revelation- I'm betting Gia's a changed woman now.

PAUL RUDD

Rudd embodied a burnt out muso for one episode during Veronica's year at university, where a run-in with Veronica and Piz helped him get his life back on track. The character could easily be written back in, especially if he played a set at the school reunion. What are friends for, right? 

JANE LYNCH

Before she was a bitch on Glee, Lynch played a mean teacher on Veronica Mars (minus the humour). If she rocks up at the school reunion, Thomas should write her a little funnier and slightly less distasteful this time around. Even better, she could pop up onscreen wearing a Sue Syvlester-style tracksuit... How meta.

LEIGHTON MEESTER

Gossip Girl's over, meaning Leighton's got some spare time. Plus, in real life she's dating Adam Brody (aka Seth Cohen from The O.C.). Adding the Veronica Mars movie to her pop culture CV would just rule at this point. WE LOVE YOU LEIGHTON.

SYDNEY TAMIIA POITIER

Sydney Poitier's daughter was my fave out of all the teachers at Neptune High. I'm not sure why she stopped appearing in the show? In one episode Veronica explains her character's absence as the result of an accidental pregnancy. Here's hoping she decides to rock up at the reunion, for old times sake.

SAM HUNTINGTON

I really like Sammy boy in Being Human. On Veronica Mars, he played spoilt rich kid Luke. He's alumni, so it would be easy-peasy for him to saunter into the reunion. Luke might not be as memorable a character as Dick or Madison, but I for one would enjoy seeing him in the mix.

JESSICA CHASTAIN

Funnily enough, I thought Chastain's performance on the show was kind of awful. She plays a pregnant girl who lives in Veronica's apartment complex, who it turns out, was raped by her stepfather. She only appears in one episode, never to be seen again, but I just like the idea of including an Oscar nominee in the list!