AFI Fest wrapped its 39th edition on Sunday, October 26, with the world premiere of the closing-night film, Focus Features’ Song Sung Blue. The film was written and directed by Craig Brewer.
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson led the cast on the red carpet, joined by co-stars Michael Imperioli, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hensley, Fisher Stevens and Jim Belushi. Other attendees included Sutton Foster, Brenda Song, Samuel L. Jackson, Seth Green, Oliver Hudson, Danny Fujikawa and Ike Barinholtz.
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Song Sung Blue is a 2025 musical drama starring Jackman and Hudson as real-life married couple Mike and Claire Sardina. Based on the 2008 documentary, the film follows the down-on-their-luck musicians as they find love and form the highly successful Neil Diamond tribute band, Lightning & Thunder, only to have their dream challenged by personal tragedy and the complexities of their blended family.
AFI Fest took place October 22–26 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
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AFI Fest 2025 Closing Night Premiere of “Song Sung Blue”
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Mustafa Shakir, John Davis, Ella Anderson, Hugh Jackman, Hudson Hensley, Kate Hudson, Craig Brewer, Jim Belushi and Fisher Stevens at the AFI Fest 2025 Closing Night Premiere of “Song Sung Blue” held at the TCL Chinese Theatre on October 26, 2025 in Los Angeles
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AFI Fest 2025 Closing Night Premiere of “Song Sung Blue”
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Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson at the AFI Fest 2025 Closing Night Premiere of “Song Sung Blue” held at the TCL Chinese Theatre on October 26, 2025 in Los Angeles
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2025 AFI Fest – Closing Night Gala Premiere Of “Song Sung Blue”
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Kate Hudson
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AFI Fest 2025 Closing Night Premiere of “Song Sung Blue”
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Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster at the AFI Fest 2025 Closing Night Premiere of “Song Sung Blue” held at the TCL Chinese Theatre on October 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
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AFI Fest 2025 Closing Night Premiere of “Song Sung Blue”
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Katie Diamond, Jesse Diamond and Guests
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2025 AFI Fest – Closing Night Gala Premiere Of “Song Sung Blue”
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Brenda Song
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2025 AFI Fest – Closing Night Gala Premiere Of “Song Sung Blue”
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Seth Green
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2025 AFI Fest – Closing Night Gala Premiere Of “Song Sung Blue”
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Mustafa Shakir
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2025 AFI Fest – Closing Night Gala Premiere Of “Song Sung Blue”
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Garcelle Beauvais
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2025 AFI Fest – Closing Night Gala Premiere Of “Song Sung Blue”
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Samuel L. Jackson
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“Song Sung Blue” Premiere
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(L-R) Oliver Hudson, Danny Fujikawa, and Ike Barinholtz
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AFI Fest 2025 Closing Night Premiere of “Song Sung Blue”
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Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster
