Abraham explained, “I knew that Tom Hiddleston or anyone was never going to sound exactly like Hank Williams”.
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The Shreveport-shot Hank Williams biopic “I Saw the Light” will make its world premiere Friday night (Sept. 11) at the Toronto worldwide Film Festival, but before that happens, star Tom Hiddleston is giving fans a sneak peek of what he’s got cookin’. In the clip, Williams and his band are at Castle Recording Studio in April of 1947, recording “Move It on Over” – the singer’s first-ever country hit.
In his effort to embody the famous country legend, Tom worked relentlessly with musician Rodney Crowell, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The film centres on the rise to musical fame for the Alabama-born Williams and his sudden death at the age of 29.
Elizabeth, who plays Hank’s wife Audrey in the film, was clad in a silky black Juan Carlos Obando gown with asymmetrical hemline, bell sleeves and peplum detailing.
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… Would that “I Saw the Light” had taken those words more to heart.
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Opening November. 27, “I Saw the Light” also stars Elizabeth Olsen, Cherry Jones, Bradley Whitford, Maddie Hasson and Wren Schmidt. “Abraham does a lot with framing and blocking to explore the dynamics of Hank Williams” relationships, moving him closer to and further from the people in his life depending on where he’s at in his career. The film is based on the book “Hank Williams: The Biography” by Colin Escott, George Merritt, and William MacEwen. Maybe it’s the updated production value or the fact that we have a classically trained British actor singing in a Southern twang meant to emulate an American icon.
