Felicia Day is making The Guild movie to spite Hollywood
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- Felicia Day rejected a Hollywood pitch to remake The Guild with a younger cast, choosing to keep her original vision.
- She launched a Kickstarter campaign for a 20th anniversary reunion movie set at a renaissance faire, planned for 2027.
- The Guild was a pioneering web series that helped launch Geek & Sundry and influenced later YouTube-originated movies.
- Day's costume from the show's viral song is now in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
- Day criticized Hollywood's treatment of creators, especially women over 40, and emphasized creating on her own terms.
- The Kickstarter also funds a tabletop RPG and a dating sim card game, with rewards including collectibles and collaborations.