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    World Premiere of Writer-Director Craig Brewer’s “Song Sung Blue” To Close AFI Fest 2025

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    Kate Hudson as Claire Sardina (l) and Hugh Jackman as Mike Sardina in director Craig Brewer's "Song Sung Blue," a Focus Features release (photo bySarah Shatz/Focus Features © 2025 All Rights Reserved).
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    The American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the world premiere of Focus Features’ Song Sung Blue, written and directed by Craig Brewer, will close the 39th edition of AFI Fest on Sunday, October 26.

    Based on a true story, the film follows two down-on-their-luck musicians, played by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, who form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams. The film is produced by John Davis (p.g.a.), John Fox (p.g.a.) and Brewer (p.g.a.) and features Michael Imperioli, Ella Anderson, King Princess, Mustafa Shakir, Hudson Hensley, with Fisher Stevens, and Jim Belushi.

    “AFI Fest is proud to close our annual celebration of excellence and artistry with the world premiere of Song Sung Blue--a timely film about love and resilience, music and magic,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “Audiences will leave the theater chanting the refrain of “Sweet Caroline”–so good, so good, so good!”

    The festival will take place October 22–26 at the TCL Chinese Theatres in the heart of Hollywood and feature a curated selection of Red Carpet Premieres, Special Screenings, World Cinema, Documentaries and Short Films.

    As previously announced, Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will serve as the guest artistic director for this year’s festival, and the festival will open with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen White and written for the screen and directed by Scott Cooper.

    Passes to AFI Fest 2025 are now available for purchase online. Festivalgoers have the opportunity to purchase a Star Pass or upgrade to a Patron Pass. The AFI Fest Star Pass is a five-day pass with access to all screenings (excluding Red Carpet Premieres), early screening selection before individual tickets go on sale, priority theater access, entry to the festival lounge, invitation to the festival mixer to mingle with filmmakers and guests, a complimentary AFI Fest tote and free Rush Line access to all screenings. The AFI Fest Patron Pass features all the benefits of the Star Pass plus two tickets to all of the star-studded Red Carpet Premieres held at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre and priority screening selection before Star passholders.

    The full festival lineup will be unveiled on September 30. Individual tickets will be available on October 6.

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    “Euphoria,” Returning For A 3rd Season, Launched A Generation Of New Stars

    Friday, April 10, 2026

    Few TV shows have served as a launchpad for an array of new talent quite like "Euphoria," which returns for a third season Sunday on HBO Max.

    Premiering in 2019, this is the series that showcased the rising careers of Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney — all of whom have since become bona fide stars.

    The dark suburban teen drama has also featured more established figures like Colman Domingo, who has received two best actor Oscar nominations in the last few years, and the late Eric Dane. And it's given visibility and recognition to other actors: Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow and Barbie Ferreira. Angus Cloud, another of its breakout performers, died in 2023.

    Series creator Sam Levinson says it's a thrill to see many cast members thriving.

    "The thing is when you're casting, every person that walks in, you're hoping this is the person, this is going to be the character," he told The Associated Press at the season premiere. "And sometimes when they do, they walk in, they have the talent, they've got the passion, the enthusiasm for it, and they inspire you.

    "To see them working with such incredible filmmakers like (Christopher) Nolan and (Guillermo) del Toro ... it's just exciting."

    Here's a look at how some of the "Euphoria" stars got their starts — and how they've been keeping busy since we last saw their characters four years ago.

    Zendaya (Rue Bennett) 
    She soared, quite literally, as a trapeze artist in "The Greatest Showman" in 2017, two years before "Euphoria" premiered.

    But Zendaya has soared far higher in the seven years since she first played Rue Bennett.

    The actor began as a Disney Channel star and went on to play MJ in "Spider-Man" movies opposite her... Read More

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