{"id":32218,"date":"2025-11-04T21:30:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=32218"},"modified":"2025-11-04T21:30:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T21:30:07","slug":"hugh-jackman-kate-hudson-star-in-second-song-sung-blue-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=32218","title":{"rendered":"Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson Star in Second &#8216;Song Sung Blue&#8217; Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jackman and Hudson take on Lightning &amp; Thunder, a Neil Diamond cover duo that ends up opening for Pearl Jam before a fateful car crash<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHugh Jackman and Kate Hudson find love as a cover band performing Neil Diamond songs in the second trailer for <em>Song Sung Blue<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe clip offers a closer look at the inspired-by-real-life love story of Mike and Claire Sardina, who performed as Lightning &amp; Thunder. Aptly set to \u201cSweet Caroline,\u201d the trailer opens with Jackman\u2019s Mike declaring, \u201cI\u2019m not a songwriter, I\u2019m not a sex symbol. But I am an entertainer,\u201d before Hudson\u2019s Claire comes in with her own take: \u201cI don\u2019t want to be a hairdresser, I wanna sing and dance and say, \u2018Look at me I made it.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe trailer captures Mike and Claire meeting after one of her gigs and joking about Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. They eventually decide to start a Diamond cover band, given Mike\u2019s looks. \u201cWe should call ourselves Lighting &amp; Thunder,\u201d says Jackman at one point, before Hudson leans in for a kiss. \u201cThat\u2019s not very professional of me, but I\u2019ve been wanting to do it for a while,\u201d she admits, before Jackman pulls her back in for a sexier smooch.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe pair transform their music into a \u201cNeil Diamond experience\u201d and even book a gig opening for Pearl Jam. But the trailer also offers a glimpse a frightening car crash that derails their career and life plans. \u201cEverything is still really scary, but if you\u2019re there with me, we can be Lightning &amp; Thunder,\u201d says Hudson, bound to a wheelchair in one scene. \u201cI am not afraid anymore!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>Song Sung Blue <\/em>is set to hit theaters on Dec. 25, and also stars Michael Imperioli, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hensley, and Jim Belushi. Craig Brewer, who directed\u00a0<em>Hustle &amp; Flow<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Black Snake Moan<\/em>, wrote and directed the film based on a 2008 documentary about the real-life couple that inspired the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jackman and Hudson take on Lightning &amp; Thunder, a Neil Diamond cover duo that ends up opening for Pearl Jam before a fateful car crash Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson find love as a cover band performing Neil Diamond songs in the second trailer for Song Sung Blue. 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