Overview
- The New York premiere took place Dec. 11 at AMC Lincoln Square with Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Danny Fujikawa, Hugh Jackman and real-life inspiration Claire Sardina on hand.
- Hudson’s Valentino gown in deep green with a sheer blush cape drew heavy online praise after she posted photos from the event.
- On Dec. 13, Oliver Hudson joked on Instagram about his sister’s plunging neckline, calling it an “inappropriate nipple exposer” and adding the hashtag #ShackleTheNipple.
- Celebrities including Octavia Spencer and Candace Cameron Bure reacted with laughing emojis as the playful post extended the premiere’s buzz.
- The film adapts Greg Kohs’s 2008 documentary, features Hudson and Jackman, and is riding early positive notices including reports of an 80% Rotten Tomatoes score alongside Hudson’s Golden Globe nomination.