Meanwhile, the site also reveals that “Glee” star Chris Colfer’s writing and producing debut, “Struck By Lightning,” has been acquired by Tribeca Films (fitting since it premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival) for a late 2012 bow with day-and-date VOD and theatrical. Link To Original Article

The film starring Allison Janney and Christina Hendricks, will be released later this year. Tribeca Film has acquired U.S. rights to Struck by Lightning, the high school comedy written by and starring Glee’s Chris Colfer. The distributor is planning a late 2012 theatrical release day and date with a bow on on-demand platforms. The film, which had its world premiere

Actor Chris Colfer is famous for playing openly gay high school student, Kurt Hummel, on FOX’s Glee. But it turns out the 21-year-old is not just good at belting out show tunes. Colfer’s new film, Struck by Lightning, just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. He not only stars in the movie, but he also wrote the script about a

“Struck By Lightning,” directed by Brian Dannelly, was one of many films screened at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The indie dark-comedy had its world premiere during the evening of April 21 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Ambitious, outspoken high school senior Carson Phillips (Chris Colfer of “Glee”) is struck

Tribeca Film Festival Announces Second Half of Its 2012 Slate The second half of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival slate was revealed today, with Spotlight screenings of Julie Delpy’s 2 Days in New York (her follow-up to 2 Days in Paris, costarring Chris Rock), Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud’s Chicken With Plums, and Tanya Wexler’s Hysteria (starring Maggie Gyllenhaal in

More Films Added to Tribeca Festival Lineup New films from Julie Delpy, Marjane Satrapi, Morgan Spurlock, Michael Winterbottom, Terry George, Chris Colfer and Lynn Shelton are among the works that will be shown at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival, its organizers announced on Thursday. The festival’s Spotlight lineup will include “2 Days in New York,” Ms. Delpy’s follow-up to her