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Directed by | Craig Brewer |
Screenplay by | Craig Brewer |
Based on | Song Sung Blue by Greg Kohs |
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Cinematography | Amy Vincent |
Edited by | Billy Fox |
Music by | Scott Bomar |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Song Sung Blue is an upcoming American biographical musical drama film starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a couple who performed as the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder. The film, named after the Neil Diamond song "Song Sung Blue", was written, co-produced, and directed by Craig Brewer based on the 2008 documentary of the same name by Greg Kohs. The film also stars Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, and Hudson Hilbert Hensley.
The film is scheduled to premiere at the AFI Film Festival on October 26, 2025, before being released in the United States on December 25, 2025.
Inspired by real events, two financially struggling musicians establish a Neil Diamond tribute band, through which they experience personal fulfillment and develop a romantic relationship. [2]
In October 2024, it was announced that a musical drama film based on the 2008 documentary Song Sung Blue was in development at Focus Features with Craig Brewer writing, co-producing, and directing the film, with Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, and Hudson Hilbert Hensley rounding out the main cast. [1]
Principal photography began on October 14, 2024, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. [3] A house in Old Tappan, New Jersey was another significant film location. Filming wrapped on December 11. [4] Amy Vincent was the cinematographer. [5]
Song Sung Blue is scheduled to premiere at the AFI Film Festival on October 26, 2025, before being released in the United States on December 25, 2025. [6]