Production, financing,international sales and distribution house Echelon Entertainment has acquired Vincent Sassone's romantic comedy A Tale Of Two Pizzas.

Newmark/Echelon Entertainment Group plans a domestic releasebefore the summer.

Set in Yonkers, New York, the story centres on two families whofeud over a secret pizza sauce recipe and stars Vincent Pastore (TheSopranos) and FrankVincent.

Ira Deutchman negotiated thedeal on behalf of the film-makers with Echelon's Gloria Morrison.