It was offered, but I didn’t want to because I didn’t want it to turn into something I didn’t want it to be. It would be the story of how [his character] Carson loses his virginity, rather than him achieving his goals. You know, they thought that would be more marketable. I think people understate how many Carsons there are out in the world.
— Chris Colfer
Read this article from The Hollywood Reporter on why Chris Colfer and the Struck By Lightning team chose digital distribution over the traditional big screen distributors.