Tune Sung Blue, the forthcoming movie impressed by the music and profession of Neil Diamond, will hit theaters on Christmas day.
The film stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as Mike and Claire Sardina, who carried out because the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder. The Craig Brewer-directed movie additionally stars Michael Imperioli, Ella Anderson, Mustafa Shakir, Fisher Stevens, and Jim Belushi.
The movie’s logline summarizes two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hudson and Jackman) forming a Neil Diamond tribute band to observe their desires and show that it’s by no means too late to seek out love. The movie is predicated on a real story from the 2008 documentary of the identical title directed by Greg Kohs.
Based mostly on the true story from the 2008 documentary of the identical title, Tune Sung Blue’s logline reads: “Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together.”
Although the movie gained’t hit theaters till Christmas Day, it’s already obtained some important accolades. Kate Hudson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Movement Image, Musical or Comedy.
Hudson’s resolution to play Claire Sardina additionally allowed her to proceed her journey as a musician and songwriter. In a November interview with LA Occasions, she spoke about her music, having stated: “I was always so scared of it. But the studio is where I’m very happy. I’ve been in the studio since I was 19, but I just never shared my music because I was too scared to put it out.” Her debut LP, Superb, was launched in 2024.
Each Hudson and Jackman additionally spoke concerning the relationship they wanted to foster to ensure that Tune Sung Blue to succeed. “One of the hardest things to do is fake chemistry,” Hudson stated within the LA Occasions interview. “You can’t do that. You have to actually fall in love with each other and find the chemical connection. That was my biggest anxiety.”
Jackman added: “I remember the first day after our table reading, you said, ‘This movie works if we work.’”
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