Lightning Strikes Twice; Tribeca Film Picks Up Tribeca Film Fest Preemed “Struck By Lightning”

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It appears that Tribeca Film does indeed have a ferocious appetite these days especially for films that played at the recent edition of the Tribeca Film Fest. Today’s catch Struck By Lightning – is Brian Dannelly’s long awaited sophomore feature and also happens to be the break-out in terms of writing cred for actor Chris Colfer. A late 2012 theatrical release is planned coinciding with probably new episodes from television’s Glee.

Gist: With a cast that also includes Allison Janney, Dermot Mulroney and Christina Hendricks, this centers around High school senior Carson Phillips (Chris Colfer) 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.

Worth Noting: Colfer most recently penned the television movie, The Little Leftover Witch.

Do We Care?: We weren’t sold on Saved! back in 2004, but we had the inkling that Dannelly might break out as a filmmaker, instead television has preoccupied the helmer since. Mainly curious in comparatively seeing how he works within the indie teen-film comedy once again.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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