2008-08-23 01:53:03 -

- The highest grossing theaters in Manhattan, which in turn are the highest grossing theaters in the country, are booking what appears to be the little-Indy-film-that-could EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE ITALIAN. Both AMC's Empire 25 Theater and Regal's Union Square Stadium 14 Theater have confirmed booking the movie starting September 5th, believing in the film's playability to audiences looking to have a laugh before the usual heavier fall fare.

Written and directed by Jason Todd Ipson (UNREST) and starring Jay Jablonski (UNREST, KIDS IN AMERICA) and Cerina Vincent (CABIN FEVER, Two and a Half Men), ITALIAN is a warm-hearted, romantic comedy involving mistaken ethnicities against the backdrop of Italian life in Little Italy. Jake's (Jablonski) friends are tired of

him futilely chasing the same woman for nearly a decade and set him up on a blind date with a beautiful Italian woman (Vincent) from Boston's North End. Worried that such a woman would never even consider dating a non-Italian, they offer him a quick crash course in how to fake it in the hope that it will prove just the trick to help him learn to love once again. The film, being seen as this year's MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, has received special attention in the season of the CG summer blockbusters. Roadside Attractions is distributing the Asgaard Entertainment picture.

This little-Indy-film-that-could might be the answer to a smart person's comedy and one that doesn't need a big name to become the sleeper hit of the season. Also, look out for the surprise cameo made by the rarely seen, and always funny, Penny Marshall.

Asgaard Entertainment
Todd Slater, 310-246-0942