Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman to Star inSong Sung Blue, a Musical Film About a Husband-Wife Neil Diamond Tribute Band

Mar. 15, 2025

Kate Hudson, Hugh Jackman.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty; Taylor Hill/WireImage

Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty; Taylor Hill/WireImage

Kate HudsonandHugh Jackmanare taking the stage in a new musical drama film.

The duo are set to star inSong Sung Blueas Claire and Mike and Claire Sardina, a real-life married couple from Milwaukee who form aNeil Diamondtribute band called Lightning & Thunder.

“Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Jackman, 56, and Hudson, 45) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams,” reads an official logline for the new movie.

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Hugh Jackman.Taylor Hill/WireImage

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Aside from Jackman and Hudson,Song Sung Bluewill costarMichael Imperioli,Fisher Stevens,Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir and Hudson Hilbert Hensley, per a release.

Jackman share news of the film tohis Instagram Storyon Monday, Oct. 14, whileHudson did the sameand wrote, “Here we gooo … "

Jackman is no stranger to musicals both on screen and stage, having starred in films likeThe Greatest Showman(2017) andLes Misérables(2012) and in Broadway productions such as, most recently,The Music Man.

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Kate Hudson.Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty

Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty

Hudson, meanwhile, is familiar with the band-movie genre, previously starring inAlmost Famous(2000), which earned her anAcademy Awardnomination.

She also recently released her first studio album,Glorious, this past May. “Music was my first love,” the actress and singer said in aPEOPLE cover storythat month. “It’s really a lifetime in the making.”

“I was like, ‘This is just a life well-loved,’ ” Hudson told PEOPLE of the record. “Through all of the highs and the lows, then all the stuff that comes with what it is to love a partner, your friends, your children … what a glorious thing to have so much love.”

source: people.com