It’s been a very busy week for Chris Colfer! After being named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential people, news also broke that Chris sold the screenplay for a TV show to the Disney Channel. The screenplay, based on the children’s book The Leftover Little Witch by Florence Laughlin, revolves around a young witch named Felina who is taken in by a normal family after falling from her malfunctioning broomstick on the night of Halloween.

“I got the book on a Friday night and I adapted the screenplay by Sunday night. I got so into it. I wrote like a 102 page screenplay in two days,” says Chris about the project, which was brought to his attention after his agent’s husband bought the rights to the book and knew of Chris’s desire to write. Although Chris isn’t sure what his official title will be once the show gets rolling, he’s certain that he’ll be involved as some kind of creative force.

This isn’t Chris’s first foray in writing either as he also wrote the screenplay for Struck By Lightning, a film that is scheduled to film later this summer and if Chris — who calls himself “a born storyteller” — has any say in it, it looks like we can expect to see a lot more from him soon.

Source: ‘Glee’ star Chris Colfer discusses his new pilot for Disney
and Kurt’s return to McKinley

Today, April 22nd 2011, I’m having a Follow Friday Giveaway on Twitter! One lucky winner will receive a Glee calendar signed by the amazingly talented Broadway legend Idina Menzel and a copy of Glee: Totally Unofficial, a fantastic guidebook to our favorite show and its cast!

All you have to do to enter is make a #FollowFriday Tweet with 3 things: mention @GleekRob (me!), mention @IdinaMenzel, and include a link to this post, http://bit.ly/hhRgiF! It’s really important that you include all three of these things for your entry to be counted. Also, in order to win, you must be following both @GleekRob and @IdinaMenzel!

The calendars were signed by Idina Menzel exclusively for us, and you can see my book review of Glee: Totally Unofficial here.

Good luck to everyone who enters!

Update: Everyone has been asking, so just to clarify, this is an international contest. You do not have to live in the USA to enter!

Check out PerezHiltion.com‘s sneak peek of the Keane hit “Somewhere Only We Know” sung by Darren Criss and the guys of the Warblers. Of course it’s super-spoilery, but possibly my favorite Warbler performance yet.

So what do you guys think? If you want to admit to crying in the comments below, that is 100% understandable. I may have gotten a bit misty-eyed myself.

The amazingly talented Chris Colfer made the 2011 Time 100, Time Magazine‘s list of the 100 most influential people of 2011.

Through his role on Glee as Kurt Hummel, a gay teen suffering from bullying in high school, Chris has influenced millions across the world. Chris has been very outspoken about the bullying of gay students through his support of The Trevor Project, and he sends a positive message to anyone having a rough time fitting in, especially in high school.

Read what Chris Colfer’s co-star Dianna Agron (who plays Quinn Fabray) had to say:

Chris has wanted to be an actor, as he says, “since I was an embryo,” which gave him the determination to say, “Yes, I can,” despite the many who had said no. Chris, 20, lives by extreme truth, speaking out against the epidemic of bullying that he, too, faced in high school. The honesty that he infuses into his Glee character, Kurt, leaves you reeling. Our cast is blessed to hear things like “Your character has helped me through this, or helped me do that,” but none more so than Chris. To witness the power he gives to his audience firsthand? It’s wonderful.

Source: Chris Colfer – The 2011 Time 100

Ashley Fink, who plays New Directions’ newest addition, Lauren Zizes, will be answering your questions!

You probably remember the Q&A we recently did with Chris Colfer, and Ashley has agreed to do one as well! Once all the questions are submitted, I’ll be sending her the best ones, so please have your questions in by 11:59pm EST on Friday, April 22nd.

You can submit your questions here as a comment below, email them to me directly at Rob@GleeFan.com with the subject “Ashley Fink Fan Question(s)”, or even Tweet them to me @GleekRob. Remember to include your first name and optionally your last initial, as well as where you are from. If you would like, you can also include your age. For example, if I were to ask a question, at the end I would say, “Rob B. (18, Richmond, VA).” Also, please use your real email address if you are leaving a comment, because I will be sending out a reminder email to the people whose questions were selected.

We’ll probably be picking around 15 questions, but feel free to submit as many as you’d like. (Note: If you’re submitting them by email, try to put all your questions in the same email if possible.) Your question can be serious or silly, just don’t waste your questions by asking for any juicy spoilers. ;)

Good luck, and I can’t wait to read through all your questions!

Kristin Dos Santos of E! Online has a new Spoiler Chat where she dishes on the future of Kurt and Blaine, Santana’s sexuality, the upcoming episode “Night of Neglect” and even a new casting spoiler!

ammysin: Anything new on Blaine/Kurt on Glee? Can’t get enough of those two!
Neither can we. That’s why we were so psyched when Darren Criss told us that Blaine and Kurt (Chris Colfer) have real staying power. “They’re in the honeymoon stage, and they’ve just recently gotten together, so that’s really new and exciting like any new relationship is,” he says to us. “I think [Blaine] has something really special with Kurt. It’s not just a flash in the pan kind of crush.”

Bagelsvswaffles: True or false: Tina from Glee has some kind of storyline coming up?
True. In fact, the “Night of Neglect” episode is all about those New Directions members who haven’t been in the spotlight in awhile. “It’s about people who have been neglected, and now they have the opportunity to show what they’ve got,” Harry Shum Jr. tells us. Who has been on your Glee neglected list that you hope will soon get some serious screen time?

kec0309: I need more #Glee scoop! What can we expect when Jonathan Groff returns as Jesse St. James?
Even though our first assumption would be that Jesse is returning to woo Rachel, he has another motive up his sleeve (which is most likely a leather jacket sleeve, of cours). But don’t worry, Jesse’s motive isn’t evil. He’s just trying to help out a friend. But even if his motive was evil, who cares? The Groff is back!

YELYAHbosco: There is lots of speculation about Glee‘s Santana and her sexuality, any scoop on her upcoming storyline?
“She’s definitely a lesbian,” Brad Falchuk tells us, forever putting to rest the question of her sexuality. Now that we cleared that up, Santana won’t be over Brittany anytime soon, so instead of dealing with it, she kind of runs from it. And she’ll be running into the arms of…a dude.

Maggie in Lexington, Ky.: Glee, por favor!
The bosses over at Glee are looking to cast someone to play Jarod, a high school student with Down syndrome. Perhaps he’ll have some kind of relationship with Becky (Lauren Potter)?

Read the rest of Kristin’s Spoiler Chat here:
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Lea Michele, Amber Riley and Dianna Agron take on the May issue of Marie Claire magazine with four different covers — one for each actress and one with all three ladies looking stunning and posing in matching navy dresses:

Watch a video from the photoshoot where the girls share what they can’t leave the house without, what they’d take with them on a desert island and their worst fashion period:

Visit the Marie Claire website to see how you can win a VIP trip to see the Glee Tour in Los Angeles this summer as well as other awesome Glee prizes!

From the thousands of question submissions, here’s our exclusive Q&A with Chris Colfer where he answers your questions on Glee, his upcoming project Struck By Lightning, his high school days, favorite music, life after Glee, being a gay actor, and so much more. Enjoy!
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Q: “What’s the typical production schedule for a given day?” – Murray C.
A: It just depends on what we’re filming. We usually work in nursing shifts if we’re lucky, like 6-6 or 9-9. Sometimes it can get really hectic and we’ll have sixteen to nineteen hour days. They’re usually filled with filming, pre-recording, and dance rehearsal but never in the same order.

Q: “Tell us more about Struck By Lightning! IMDb has it listed as 2012, has production started? As both writer and star, are you excited to see it become reality?” – Caitlin R. (19, Richmond, Virginia)
A: It’s the most exciting and the most terrifying thing I’ve ever done. It’s very strange to be so active behind the camera (taking meetings, making calls, etc.). I held a meeting in my trailer once during the Rocky Horror episode, so I was in complete Riff-Raff make-up. I don’t think anyone took me seriously. We have an amazing team working on the movie. David Permut is producing (Youth in Revolt, Charlie Bartlett) and Brian Dannelly is directing (Saved!). We’re casting my character’s parents right now (which feels like reverse adoption) and we start filming the day after my last stop on the Glee 2011 tour. I wrote it for the kids in high school who are overachieving in their own right and underappreciated for it, just like I was.

Q: “If diet Coke stopped production, what would be your next go-to drink?” – Beatrice C. (15, Singapore)
A: Why would you even propose such a horrible thing? I suppose I’d have to try water.

Q: “Ryan Murphy has spoken about how the original cast will eventually be replaced, what was your reaction to that news? And have you thought about what you would like to possibly move into, like Broadway, television, movies or release an album?” – Tiarni C. (23, NSW, Australia)
A: I thought graduating characters off would add a very real element to the show. I don’t think I’ll be leaving anytime soon since I’m supposed to be the youngest in the club and I’m the youngest in real life, but you never know! Maybe Kurt will take an internship at a fashion institute or fall down an elevator shaft. Anything is possible… As for the future I’m kind of all over the place right now but mostly headed into a film direction. I’ll definitely do something on Broadway eventually, if people aren’t sick of me by then.

Q: “OK. So let’s talk musicals – Broadway, Off-Broadway, International, any kind from anywhere. In which would you, Chris, most like to perform, and in which do you think Kurt would most like to perform?” – David F. (32, Cape Town, South Africa)
A: I would love to do Next to Normal and I think Kurt would campaign for an all male cast of Wicked… which I’m pretty sure I’d consider doing too, not gonna lie.

Q: “What do you think you would be doing now if you weren’t on Glee?” – Cassie (13, Connecticut)
A: Probably fighting against the restraints of my straitjacket and bouncing off the padded walls of my cell. Other than that I honestly have no idea. I was in college when I was cast in Glee, so maybe I would have transferred to UCLA or CAL State Fullerton by now…or maybe I’d still be terrorizing Clovis, CA with my big ideas and high voice. It’s fun to think about.

Q: “Do you plan to study in college after Glee is over, or do you feel that being on Glee given you enough skills for your future acting career that you don’t need a degree?” – Anastasia N. (20, St. Petersburg, Russia)
A: I’ve decided if I go back to school it won’t be for acting, it’ll be to become a Disney Imagineer. I’ve never had an acting lesson but I’ve learned so much just by watching other actors. There are certain movies that I’ll go see just to watch certain people in them. That’s the best education you can get in my opinion.

Q: “What was your first big purchase after the success of Glee?” – Jessica R. (25, Canada)
A: A tax attorney.

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