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Veronica Mars star explains why she turned down season 4 return

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Photo credit: Warner Bros Digital/Spondoolie Prods/Rob Thomas Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock

From Digital Spy

Mac actress Tina Majorino has revealed why she chose not to return for Veronica Mars' revival series.

Her departure from the show was confirmed last month, and she's now revealing exactly why she's absent from the recent reboot to TV Line.

In a statement, the star explained: "I have a very deep love for the character of Mac and my goal from the beginning has always been to give her and her trajectory the respect she deserves.

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Photo credit: IGN - Warner Bros.

"Mr Thomas [series creator Rob Thomas] told me up front that his vision for Veronica Mars was going in a different direction and that Mac was not an integral part of this new path. I respect that greatly."

She continued: "When Mr Thomas first wrote this part for me, I was an 18-year-old young lady who got to grow up playing a character I adored. She got to grow with me as did those who were watching."

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Photo credit: Hulu - YouTube

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Although she was "excited at the prospect" of the revival, the actress added that "the schedule reflected to me the diminished value of Mac in this new world of Veronica Mars".

Thomas has noted that there "are no hard feelings" over the exit and "if there is an opportunity to work with Tina again, I would jump at that".

He added: "When we spoke, she asked me what her storyline would be, and I bluntly said, ‘Well, you won’t have your own storyline.'

"I told her that the series-regular characters are taking a backseat to the [over-arching] mystery. I don’t know if that’s why she opted out or if she had other obligations."

The rest, as they say, is history.

Veronica Mars season 4 is now available on Hulu.


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