Initiate: Project Smolder
The movie definitely wouldn't be the same without him, so this is pretty epic news. So far the people officially cast are Veronica, Logan, and the guy who won the part in the movie (as a waiter who says "your check, sir").
Don't panic, though, if your favorite character isn't official yet. A LOT of the Veronica Mars favorites have already more than implied they'd be in on it, including Ryan Hansen (Dick Casablancas), Enrico Colantoni (Keith Mars) and Rob Thomas (creator/director). And I have a feeling they'll be able to convince a lot of the others back as well, especially considering this optimistic "cast" page on IMDB:
As for me? I'm excited for more of this:
...and this: