‘Song Sung Blue’ Director Craig Brewer Says Studios Kept Rejecting His Movie About a Midwestern Couple: Audiences Won’t ‘Like These People’

'Song Sung Blue' Was Rejected by Studios That Thought Audiences Wouldn't 'Like These People' Because of the 'Way They're Living'

'Song Sung Blue' director Craig Brewer says studios turned down the true-story film about a Midwestern couple because executives thought audiences were not 'going to like these people' based on 'the way they’re living.'

‘Song Sung Blue’ Director Craig Brewer Says Studios Kept Rejecting His Movie About a Midwestern Couple: Audiences Won’t ‘Like These People’

'Song Sung Blue' director Craig Brewer on the regional bias he faces from studio executives and working with Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman.

Song Sung Blue - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

NEW YORK (OSV News) — There is not one ounce of cynicism in “Song Sung Blue” (Focus), the fact-based tale of a Neil Diamond cover band from Milwaukee. And therein lies immense power. The example set by Mike Sardina (Hugh Jackman) and his wife Claire (Kate Hudson), both of whom struggle with the legacy of a difficult past, is one of unswerving perseverance. Nor are they grimly stoic about their situations. Instead, their shared love of music and …

Song Sung Blue (M) film review

In Wisconsin, Mike ‘Lightning’ Sardina (Hugh Jackman) introduces himself as a musician impersonator at an AA meeting. Later, Mike goes to a State Fair where he meets Patsy Cline impersonator Claire (Kate Hudson). Soon, Mike proposes joining forces as Lightning and Thunder, a Neil Diamond experience band. Hugh Jackman delves back into his The Greatest Showman bag of tricks to deliver a rousing, inspirational and joyous turn as a Neil Diamond impe…