The clip features the 'Crimson Peak' actor as Hank Williams singing the 1947 hit as well as Elizabeth Olsen as the country music legend's wife.
- September 11, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Tom Hiddleston has shared the first clip of Hank Williams biopic "I Saw the Light" ahead of the movie's premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival which will kick off on September 11. The clip features Hiddleston as the country music legend singing his 1947's hit "Move It on Over".
"It gives me great pleasure to introduce the first clip from I SAW THE LIGHT. @TIFF_NET tomorrow! #MoveItOnOver. In the scene Castle Recording, Nashville," Hiddleston captioned the video. The clip depicts the process of recording Williams did at Castle Recording in Nashville. It also includes a brief glimpse of Elizabeth Olsen as Williams' wife Audrey.
It gives me great pleasure to introduce the first clip from I SAW THE LIGHT. @TIFF_NET tomorrow! #MoveItOnOver
https://t.co/0xC30AghNF
— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) September 10, 2015
In the movie, Hiddleston sings all of Williams' songs with his own voice. He studied with Grammy winner Rodney Crowell for months to approach Williams' signature sound. "Every note, every line, everything is Tom," director Marc Abraham said back in August. "He's crazy talented. If you didn't like him, you'd be jealous of him."
"I Saw the Light" follows Williams from his rapid rise to fame through his struggles with substance abuse and his complicated relationship with his wife. Abraham also wrote the script and produces the movie alongside Aaron L. Gilbert, Brett Ratner and G. Marq Rosell. The biopic will have a limited release in the U.S. on November 27.
