Inside Look Video for ‘Song Sung Blue’ Neil Diamond Tribute Band Film
by Alex Billington
December 23, 2025
Source: YouTube
“The script was amazing. The structure. The character. The world. It’s true to us.” 🎤 Focus Features has debuted a promo featurette video for Song Sung Blue, the musical comedy based on a true story of a Neil Diamond cover duo rockin’ the stage. This hits theaters on Christmas Day and it’s a bring-your-whole-family kind of movie. Directed by Craig Brewer (of Hustle & Flow, Footloose), this is a fictional adaptation of the documentary film of the same name – about Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute band, who experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together. The uplifting film stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as Mike Sardina and Claire Sardina. They prove it is never too late to find love and to follow your dreams. Also starring Michael Imperioli, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hensley, with Fisher Stevens and Jim Belushi. I’ve seen this and it’s pretty good – enjoyable in the right ways thanks to Jackman & Hudson. This also has Craig Brewer talking about making a movie that everyone will be singing along to when they see it.
Here’s the First Look featurette for Craig Brewer’s film Song Sung Blue, direct from Focus’ YouTube:
You can rewatch the first trailer for Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue film right here and the second trailer.
“This Christmas, dream huge.” The film follows the true story of Milwaukee couple Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire Sardina (Kate Hudson), down-on-their-luck musicians who became local icons by performing as the Neil Diamond tribute band, “Lightning & Thunder.” Song Sung Blue is by the acclaimed American filmmaker Craig Brewer, director of the movies The Poor & Hungry, Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan, Footloose, Dolemite Is My Name, and Coming 2 America previously. The screenplay is written by Brewer, based on the documentary film of the same name (2008) by Greg Kohs. Produced by Greg Kohs. Executive produced by Craig Brewer, John Davis, John Fox, Erika Hampson. Focus Features will debut Brewer’s Song Sung Blue film in select US theaters starting on December 25th, 2025, on Christmas Day, later this year.
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