Overview
- Director Craig Brewer said multiple studios passed after arguing audiences would not "like these people" because of how the real-life couple was living.
- Brewer credited Focus Features and Universal for ultimately backing and releasing the film, which is currently in theaters.
- Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman portray Claire and Mike Sardina, the Milwaukee Neil Diamond tribute duo known as Lightning & Thunder.
- Hudson said she met Claire on set and gained about 15 pounds to embody the character, stepping away from her usual routines.
- Hudson’s performance earned her a third Golden Globe nomination, and she noted that Jackman personally urged Brewer to cast her.