Elizabeth Olsen has signed on to star alongside
Tom Hiddleston in the Hank Williams biopic I
Saw the Light . Tom Hiddleston signed on to
play the country music legend back in June
The story is adapted from the 1994 book Hank
Williams: A Biography , by Colin Escott, George
Merritt and William MacEwen . Elizabeth Olsen
is playing the singer's wife, Audrey Mae
Williams. The producers have obtained the
rights to Hank Williams' songs, such as hits
"Your Cheatin' Heart," "I"m So Lonesome I
Could Cry" and "Hey Good Lookin'", which will
be sung by Tom Hiddleston himself.
Born in 1923, Alabama native Hank Williams'
music career took off after World War II with his
first hit, "Move It On Over." He struggled with
addictions to alcohol and prescription
medication, while suffering from spina biffida,
before passing away at the age of 29 due to
heart failure.
Marc Abraham is directing from his own
adapted screenplay, with Brett Ratner producing
alongside Aaron L. Gilbert and G. Marq Roswell ,
with James Packer executive producing.
Shooting is scheduled to begin this October in
Louisiana.
Elizabeth Olsen is currently shooting Avengers:
Age of Ultron, joining the Marvel Cinematic
Universe that Tom Hiddleston previously
inhabited as Loki in Thor , Marvel's The
Avengers and last year's Thor: The Dark World.
I Saw the Light comes to theaters in 2015 and
stars Tom Hiddleston , Elizabeth Olsen . The film
is directed by Marc Abraham.
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