First Look Photo: Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams in 'I Saw the Light' ~ Cinenus

Thursday, 13 August 2015

First Look Photo: Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams in 'I Saw the Light'

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Gather round for your first look at Tom Hiddleston as a classic country western singer. In the upcoming film I Saw the Light, Hiddleston plays Hank Williams, who only lived to the age of 29 but "in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music." Sony Pictures Classics has just debuted the first official photo from the film, which is opening in theaters this November. I Saw the Light is written and directed by Marc Abraham, and in addition to Hiddleston stars Elizabeth Olsen, Cherry Jones, Bradley Whitford, Maddie Hasson, Wren Schmidt. We hope to see more from this soon, as it could be one to watch.

Here's the image from I Saw the Light which resembles many of the classic B&W photos of Hank Williams.

Tom Hiddleston - I Saw the Light First Look

I Saw the Light, the story of the legendary country western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life. Written and directed by Marc Abraham, I Saw the Light is based on Colin Escott's award-winning biography and stars Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Whitford, David Krumholtz and Cherry Jones. RatPac Entertainment's Brett Ratner and Bron Studios' Aaron L. Gilbert produced the film, with G. Marq Roswell and Abraham. Notable director of photography Dante Spinotti was the cinematographer on the film. Sony Pictures Classics will release Marc Abraham's I Saw the Light starting November 27th, Thanksgiving week, this fall. Stay tuned for a trailer.

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Thursday, 13 August 2015