Sony Pictures Classics Picks Up Pedro Almod?var's 'I'm So Excited' For Summer 2013 Release

Sony Pictures Classics and Pedro Almod?var are cinematic peanut butter and jelly, a union that is never wrong and has been fruitful for many, many years. So no duh, the arthouse shingle has once again teamed up with the helmer to distribute his next film, "I'm So Excited." No word yet if the Pointer Sisters will be on the soundtrack.

The film, previously known as "Standby Lovers" or "The Brief Lovers," features an ensemble cast of faces new and old, including Javier C?mara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Due?as, Raul Ar?valo, Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Hugo Silva, Willy Toledo, Miguel ?ngel Silvestre, Blanca Su?rez, Jos? Luis Torrijo, Jos? Mar?a Yazpik, and Laya Mart? with special collaborations (ie. cameos) from Pen?lope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Paz Vega.?Said to be a comedy in the vein of Almod?var's early films, plot details are under wraps, but it's said to be a comedy set against a plane accident with various characters fearing for the lives and confessing their inner secrets. SPC has slated the film for a summer release in 2013, and we reckon this means Almod?var will once again hit Cannes to premiere the film first. Production kicks off in July.

In other acquistion news: Deadline reports that the pretty awful-looking "The Baytown Outlaws" (renamed from the much sissier "The Baytown Disco") starring Billy Bob Thornton and Eva Longoria has been picked up by Phase 4 Films for an early 2013 release. 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.

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