Robert de Niro and Tribeca Films buy SBL

“Glee” Star Chris Colfer, 22, Sells Hot Film to DeNiro Company, and Publishes First Novel
You may know Chris Colfer from “Glee.” He’s just turned 22, and he’s threatening to become the next James Franco. The terrific film he wrote and starred in, “Struck by Lightning.” has been sold, I’m told, to Tribeca Films, Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal’s company. This very mordant comedy hits every note just right, in the same vein as “Juno,” “Little Miss Sunshine” or “Napoleon Dynamite.”
The word is that Tribeca will release it in mid -December. Colfer, who has to return to “Glee” soon, is keeping busy sort of 24/7. He’s written a horror film he hopes to shoot next winter in Louisiana. “We were going to shoot it in August,” he told me at People magazine’s swanky party for the BEA Book convention last night at the Top of the Standard.
“Then we realized there’s no snow in Louisiana now.” Whoops! So Colfer will keep busy promoting his new book, “The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell,” the first part of a trilogy for teens, which Little Brown for Young Readers publishes on July 17th.
And yes, he is just 22 (on May 27th). This Colfer kid is a keeper. More projects are coming. And what about “Glee”? He told me the actors don’t know exactly what’s happening until they get their first scripts. But Colfer’s character graduated from high school, so now he and the other grads will head to New York as “Glee” becomes a show within a show

arina wrote:

“Glee” Star Chris Colfer, 22, Sells Hot Film to DeNiro Company, and Publishes First Novel
You may know Chris Colfer from “Glee.” He’s just turned 22, and he’s threatening to become the next James Franco. The terrific film he wrote and starred in, “Struck by Lightning.” has been sold, I’m told, to Tribeca Films, Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal’s company. This very mordant comedy hits every note just right, in the same vein as “Juno,” “Little Miss Sunshine” or “Napoleon Dynamite.”
The word is that Tribeca will release it in mid -December. Colfer, who has to return to “Glee” soon, is keeping busy sort of 24/7. He’s written a horror film he hopes to shoot next winter in Louisiana. “We were going to shoot it in August,” he told me at People magazine’s swanky party for the BEA Book convention last night at the Top of the Standard.
“Then we realized there’s no snow in Louisiana now.” Whoops! So Colfer will keep busy promoting his new book, “The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell,” the first part of a trilogy for teens, which Little Brown for Young Readers publishes on July 17th.
And yes, he is just 22 (on May 27th). This Colfer kid is a keeper. More projects are coming. And what about “Glee”? He told me the actors don’t know exactly what’s happening until they get their first scripts. But Colfer’s character graduated from high school, so now he and the other grads will head to New York as “Glee” becomes a show within a show

But I heard there is no snow in Louisiana in the winter either, so I don't know what is going on.

BlueJazz wrote:

arina wrote:

“Glee” Star Chris Colfer, 22, Sells Hot Film to DeNiro Company, and Publishes First Novel
You may know Chris Colfer from “Glee.” He’s just turned 22, and he’s threatening to become the next James Franco. The terrific film he wrote and starred in, “Struck by Lightning.” has been sold, I’m told, to Tribeca Films, Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal’s company. This very mordant comedy hits every note just right, in the same vein as “Juno,” “Little Miss Sunshine” or “Napoleon Dynamite.”
The word is that Tribeca will release it in mid -December. Colfer, who has to return to “Glee” soon, is keeping busy sort of 24/7. He’s written a horror film he hopes to shoot next winter in Louisiana. “We were going to shoot it in August,” he told me at People magazine’s swanky party for the BEA Book convention last night at the Top of the Standard.
“Then we realized there’s no snow in Louisiana now.” Whoops! So Colfer will keep busy promoting his new book, “The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell,” the first part of a trilogy for teens, which Little Brown for Young Readers publishes on July 17th.
And yes, he is just 22 (on May 27th). This Colfer kid is a keeper. More projects are coming. And what about “Glee”? He told me the actors don’t know exactly what’s happening until they get their first scripts. But Colfer’s character graduated from high school, so now he and the other grads will head to New York as “Glee” becomes a show within a show

But I heard there is no snow in Louisiana in the winter either, so I don't know what is going on.

Yay for SBL getting a distributor ! I read from p_f that Robert DeNiro was present when Chris accepted his Golden Globe award I think you can see his reaction from the video but I have no idea what does he look like

I wish SBL is released earlier as I have no patience but my birthday is around mid-December so... No idea about the new horror movie, though. I wish they're still working on it because I JUST CAN'T WAIT to see Chris playing an insane character Plus, I kinda like horror movies

@bolded : Can people stop including this Glee shit after all the flawless news about Chris ? I hate to feel a little less excited for Chris because of this stupid show that he happens to be in. Chris, please get a new and better series so that I can spend more time stanning for you in front of my screen.

BlueJazz wrote:
@bolded : Can people stop including this Glee shit after all the flawless news about Chris ? I hate to feel a little less excited for Chris because of this stupid show that he happens to be in. Chris, please get a new and better series so that I can spend more time stanning for you in front of my screen.

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“Glee” Star Chris Colfer, 22, Sells Hot Film to DeNiro Company, and Publishes First Novel
You may know Chris Colfer from “Glee.” He’s just turned 22, and he’s threatening to become the next James Franco. The terrific film he wrote and starred in, “Struck by Lightning.” has been sold, I’m told, to Tribeca Films, Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal’s company. This very mordant comedy hits every note just right, in the same vein as “Juno,” “Little Miss Sunshine” or “Napoleon Dynamite.”
The word is that Tribeca will release it in mid -December. Colfer, who has to return to “Glee” soon, is keeping busy sort of 24/7. He’s written a horror film he hopes to shoot next winter in Louisiana. “We were going to shoot it in August,” he told me at People magazine’s swanky party for the BEA Book convention last night at the Top of the Standard.
“Then we realized there’s no snow in Louisiana now.” Whoops! So Colfer will keep busy promoting his new book, “The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell,” the first part of a trilogy for teens, which Little Brown for Young Readers publishes on July 17th.
And yes, he is just 22 (on May 27th). This Colfer kid is a keeper. More projects are coming. And what about “Glee”? He told me the actors don’t know exactly what’s happening until they get their first scripts. But Colfer’s character graduated from high school, so now he and the other grads will head to New York as “Glee” becomes a show within a show

But I heard there is no snow in Louisiana in the winter either, so I don't know what is going on.

Whoo, finally the movie distributions deal! Even if the guy doesn't sound so sure.

And I'm excited for the new movie, at the end he hasn't abandoned this project!

BlueJazz wrote:I read from p_f that Robert DeNiro was present when Chris accepted his Golden Globe award I think you can see his reaction from the video but I have no idea what does he look like

brisallie wrote:I remember Robert DeNiro was in front of the stage and he looked quite interested, I even remember a woman was telling him something to his ear, probably who was this boy giving a speech to everyone after won a GG.

Shinra17 wrote:

BlueJazz wrote:I read from p_f that Robert DeNiro was present when Chris accepted his Golden Globe award I think you can see his reaction from the video but I have no idea what does he look like

From right to left, in the circles, you have kirk Douglas, Robert de Niro and Ann Hathaway, who are all focused on Chris.

brisallie wrote:I remember Robert DeNiro was in front of the stage and he looked quite interested, I even remember a woman was telling him something to his ear, probably who was this boy giving a speech to everyone after won a GG.

I don't really understand how can people know what the celebrities are talking about in the crowd, unless you can read on the lips but Chris said in an interview that De Niro was watching Glee, so I guess he knew who Chris was.

Delight wrote:
Chris has the patience of a saint, to be able to deal with these sorts of people

E-ko wrote: Her public call-out of Murphy was splendid, though.

Delight wrote:...

Chris has the patience of a saint, to be able to deal with these sorts of people

bayth wrote:What I loved about that Golden Globe moment was Anne Hathaway giving Chris a standing ovation as he's walking to the podium. I believe Chris is the reason she had any interest in doing Glee. She wanted to work with him - she recognizes his talent.

she was on one of hte talk shows and they asked what happened to her glee deal and she said rm never called her. so she yelled to the camera "hay ryan murphy, call me" or something like that.

Colfer's comedy film gets distributor
NEW YORK, June 19 (UPI) -- Tribeca Film says it has acquired the U.S. rights to "Glee" star Chris Colfer's big-screen debut, the high-school comedy "Struck By Lightning."

Colfer also wrote the screenplay for the movie, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this spring. Directed by Brian Dannelly, it co-stars Allison Janney, Polly Bergen, Rebel Wilson, Christina Hendricks, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Hyland and Angela Kinsey.

Tribeca Film said it plans a late 2012 theatrical and Video on Demand release.

"Showcasing his remarkable talents not only as an actor but as a writer and storyteller, Chris Colfer infuses this reinvention of the high-school comic-drama with such spirit and joy that he almost makes us fondly nostalgic," Geoff Gilmore, chief creative officer of Tribeca Enterprises, said in a statement. "Rousing, fresh, superbly acted by a strong ensemble, and wonderfully directed by Brian Dannelly, we are delighted to be partnering with Chris and his fellow filmmakers to share this new take on a classic genre for a new generation."

"I'm so thrilled to be partnering with a company as passionate about this film as we are," Colfer said.

"I was hoping 'Struck by Lightning' would end up somewhere like Tribeca Film, because I watch films all the time on demand," Dannelly said. "It's exciting that an independent film like ours can now be seen by so many people -- instantly -- at the same time the film is premiering in theaters."

"High-school senior Carson Phillips was destined for bigger things than his close-minded small town could ever offer. He was on a path to greatness, but destiny had a different plan when he was suddenly killed by a bolt of lightning in his school parking lot," a synopsis said. "Demonstrating that life is what happens while you're busy planning your future, Carson recounts the last few weeks of his life via witty, insightful flashbacks."
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