Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson embrace their inner Neil Diamond in the upcoming musical film Song Sung Blue.
Written and directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Dolemite Is My Name), the film is based on the 2008 documentary of the same name (which, in turn, shares a name with a 1972 Diamond song). It followed musicians Mike and Claire Sardina, who rose to fame as the Neil Diamond/Patsy Cline tribute act Lightning & Thunder. (He's Lightning, she's Thunder.)
Jackman and Hudson take on the roles of Mike and Claire in Brewer's Song Sung Blue, charting their journey from struggling musicians to local icons. Along the way, the two fall in love, get married, and sing a ton of Neil Diamond songs. The film's first trailer features Hudson and Jackman singing snippets of Diamond's "Cherry, Cherry" and, of course, "Sweet Caroline" — "bah, bah, bah" and all.
Neither Jackman nor Hudson are strangers to musicals: Jackman earned an Academy Award nomination for his role as Jean Valjean in 2012's Les Misérables, led 2017's hit The Greatest Showman, and has amassed an impressive array of stage credits, including his Tony-winning role in The Boy from Oz. Meanwhile, Hudson starred in Rob Marshall's 2009 film adaptation of Nine and absolutely devoured her role as NYADA instructor Cassandra July in Season 4 of Glee. Check out the full trailer above to see how their musical chops translate to their performances as the Sardinas.
Song Sung Blue also stars Michal Imperioli, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hensley, Fisher Stevens, and Jim Belushi.
