Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson have helped deliver to life the emotional journey of Mike and Claire Sardina in Music Sung Blue, and the actors had been left modified by their expertise on the movie. Hailing from Dolemite Is My Identify‘s Craig Brewer, the biopic serves as an adaptation of Greg Kohs’ 2008 documentary of the identical title.
Jackman and Hudson lead Music Sung Blue as Mike and Claire, higher often known as music duo Lightning & Thunder, a Neil Diamond tribute band. After a decade of profitable performances throughout the nation, the pair’s marriage was rocked when Claire is hit by a car whereas gardening in her entrance garden, leading to her shedding her left leg beneath the knee. The movie subsequently explores the 2 making an attempt to bounce again, with Mike turning to ingesting for consolation, whereas Claire’s emotional and bodily struggles require her to search for additional help.
Having made its world premiere on the AFI Movie Competition earlier than hitting theaters on Christmas Day, Music Sung Blue has garnered largely constructive critiques from critics, with specific reward directed at Jackman and Hudson’s performances. Extra impressed than critics had been audiences, who gave the film a 98% approval score from Rotten Tomatoes, a record-high for its stars and Brewer.
Forward of the film’s theatrical launch, ScreenRant‘s Liam Crowley interviewed Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson and Craig Brewer to debate Music Sung Blue. When requested what they took away from their work on the movie, the Deadpool & Wolverine alum started by sharing he is “by no means watched a film I have been in so many occasions,” and praising “I liked” the way in which it turned out:
Hugh Jackman: However there’s this factor he says on the very finish, “Hey, we’re all right here doing our greatest, and if we might simply be grateful and simply look out for one another.” There’s one thing about Mike that is like, I am not excellent. Nobody’s excellent. We’re doing our greatest, and let’s simply be grateful and present up. I used to be like, it is easy.
Hudson acknowledged that “it is such a simple factor to say” to try to do one’s finest and be glad about life, however nonetheless proves “so laborious for folks to do.” Jackman concurred and expressed feeling that a part of why folks nonetheless discover it difficult is it requires “having grace for different folks and your self.” The Oscar nominee even admitted to being “a bit laborious on myself” in actual life, having taken away from Music Sung Blue that he must be kinder.
In reflecting on Claire’s journey, significantly, from her accident to embracing with the ability to acting on each toes to this present day, Hudson identified the real-life determine is “continuously striving to maneuver ahead and to stand up.” The Oscar nominee even recalled assembly Claire in actual life and the hopeful message she was left with going into each taking pictures the movie and the remainder of her life:
Kate Hudson: I keep in mind when assembly Claire, and he or she tapped her leg and he or she stated, “She saved my life.” And I assumed, that is so Claire. There isn’t any unfavourable. It is simply all the things is in regards to the issues which have made her life higher transferring ahead. She actually fights for the optimism.
Music Sung Blue Is Extra Than An Common Music Biopic
ScreenRant: “Music Sung Blue”, the music, is used as a celebratory music for the anniversary of Mike’s sobriety. Do every of you might have a music that you just play each birthday, each vacation, one thing like that?
Hugh Jackman: The very first thing that involves thoughts is Earth, Wind, and Fireplace. “Do you keep in mind…” I’ve a gaggle of mates, each September 21, that goes round. I haven’t got a birthday music, however that music. And if it ever performs anyplace, which is each wedding ceremony, and in all places you go, we document it and ship it to one another. That is the one touchstone I’ve.
Kate Hudson: That is cute. I solely have songs which are going-out songs.
Hugh Jackman: What’s on that playlist?
Kate Hudson: Properly, again within the day, it was Pixies. “The place Is My Thoughts?” was our music. And so we would exit, and we would put that on, and it simply turned this type of — we thought we had been so cool.
ScreenRant: The story of Mike and Claire that turned Music Sung Blue, I do know it began as a documentary. How did you personally discover this story, and what made you wish to adapt it right into a function movie?
Craig Brewer: I discovered it at a smaller movie competition referred to as Indie Memphis. There are every kind of flicks which are made on the market on this planet that by no means get distribution. They do not go to the large festivals, however they go to smaller regional festivals. And I at all times urge folks to please go and never solely have a good time, however assist these filmmakers which are making motion pictures by hook or criminal. And also you by no means know, any person could flip right into a Darren Aronofsky or flip right into a Kevin Smith and people are the locations the place you uncover issues, and that is the place I found Music Sung Blue. It was this actually nice quick documentary by Greg Kohs. I assumed I used to be getting into for a pleasant entertaining romp. It stated within the description that it was a couple of Neil Diamond tribute band, however then this story started to unfold with this couple. I could not imagine what I used to be seeing. The obstacles that they needed to overcome, the tragedies which are continuously coming at them, and but they nonetheless had been simply holding to this dream and holding to this music. I simply felt it was like a very relatable story and but, on the similar time, I get the music of Neil Diamond, however I do not essentially need to do a Neil Diamond biopic.
ScreenRant: Having Hugh Jackman as certainly one of your leads right here, the primary musical I ever noticed on Broadway was The Music Man, which set a gold customary. It looks as if each time he does something musical, he is similar to a bundle of pleasure. What had been these moments in between takes? What did he add to the efficiency that perhaps somebody who wasn’t as musically inclined could not do?
Craig Brewer: Properly, Hugh really loves it. He really loves music. He loves entertaining, and actually, we could not pull him off the set. There have been occasions that we turned the digital camera round on the extras the place we did not even want Hugh on digital camera, and we in all probability might have turned him round and despatched him house. He simply wished to maintain performing. He is simply that sort of a man. It would not matter if there are three folks within the room or 3000, he’ll give his all and sing “New York, New York” and we’re all going to do it with him. However it’s so humorous as a result of I do know some those who they do not know that ingredient of him. They solely know him by way of Wolverine, after which they uncover this about him they usually’re like, “Wow, it is a entire totally different character that I did not fairly know.”
Music Sung Blue is now in theaters!
- Launch Date
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December 25, 2025
- Runtime
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133 minutes
- Director
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Craig Brewer
- Writers
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Craig Brewer
- Producers
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Greg Kohs, John Davis, John Fox