{"id":32881,"date":"2025-12-25T02:43:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T07:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=32881"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:18:36","slug":"song-sung-blue-exclusive-interview-with-co-writer-director-craig-brewer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=32881","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Song Sung Blue&#8221; : Exclusive Interview with Co-Writer\/Director Craig Brewer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u00a9<\/b>Courtesy of Focus Features<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/nobuhosokigmail-com\/\"><strong>Check out more of our YouTube channel.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nobuhiro Hosoki<\/strong> grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s &#8220;A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on\u00a0<a class=\"google-anno\" href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/nobuhosokigmail-com\/#\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">TV<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Tokyo\u2019s program called &#8220;Morning Satellite&#8221; at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32882\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Song-Sung-Blue-Poster.png\" alt=\"Song Sung Blue \" width=\"850\" height=\"1306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Song-Sung-Blue-Poster.png 850w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Song-Sung-Blue-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Song-Sung-Blue-Poster-666x1024.png 666w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Song-Sung-Blue-Poster-768x1180.png 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Song-Sung-Blue-Poster-696x1069.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><b>\u00a9<\/b>Courtesy of Focus Features<\/p>\n<p><strong>Song Sung Blue<\/strong> : Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it&#8217;s never too late to find love and follow your dreams.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><strong>Director<\/strong> : Craig Brewer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Producer<\/strong> : John Davis, John Fox, Craig Brewer<\/p>\n<p><strong> Screenwriter<\/strong> : Craig Brewer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distributor<\/strong> : Focus Features<\/p>\n<p><strong>Production Co<\/strong> : Davis Entertainment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating<\/strong> : PG-13 Genre : Drama, Music<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Language<\/strong> : English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date (Theaters)<\/strong> : Dec 25, 2025, Wide<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime<\/strong> : 2h<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you like the interview, share your thoughts below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/nobuhosokigmail-com\/\">Check out more of Nobuhiro&#8217;s articles.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the trailer of the film.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ZqU7iiHFCzw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SONG SUNG BLUE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only in Theaters This Christmas\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZqU7iiHFCzw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Courtesy of Focus Features Check out more of our YouTube channel. 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