Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star as the most unlikely Neil Diamond tribute act in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic, Song Sung Blue .

The film tells the story of Mike and Claire Sardina, a Milwaukee couple who fronted a tribute act called Lighting and Thunder, in which they sang songs by Diamond and Patsy Cline (the latter being Claire’s specialty). Filmmaker Greg Kohs chronicled the Sardinas’ story in his 2008 documentary Song Sung Blue , while the upcoming scripted movie was adapted by Craig Brewer ( Hustle & Flow , Dolemite Is My Name ).

The new Song Sung Blue trailer starts with all the pep and energy of a feel-good music film as Mike (Jackman) and Claire (Hudson) bond over their desire to entertain people. There’s a short clip of the duo performing Diamond’

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