DEADLINE — Sony Pictures Classics said it has acquired worldwide rights to the Hank Williams biopic I Saw The Light, the movie that stars Tom Hiddleston as the iconic country singer. Marc Abraham wrote and directed the pic that chronicles Williams meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life. Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Whitford, David Krumholtz and Cherry Jones co-star. No release date was announced.

RatPac Entertainment’s Brett Ratner and Bron Studios’ Aaron L. Gilbert produced the film with G. Marq Roswell and Abraham, who wrote the script based on the Colin Escott biography. RatPac’s James Packerand Jason Cloth of Creative Wealth Media Finance executive produced. Sony Classics, which had a label-record 18 Oscar nominations this year, said it has been “actively talking with Brett Ratner about becoming involved” with I Saw The Light for a long time.”

The Avengers star Hiddleston, a Brit, was tapped for the role of the Country & Western legend last summer and sings such Williams standards as “Your Cheatin’ Heart”, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and “Hey Good Lookin’ ” after the film’s backers made a deal with Sony ATV to secure rights to the Williams music catalog. The singer died at age 29 of heart failure.

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DEADLINE — Maddie Hasson has been cast in I Saw The Light, writer-director Marc Abraham’s biopic about country music legend Hank Williams. She will play Billie Jean, a 19-year-old who pursued by Williams (Tom Hiddleston) after his divorce from Audrey (Elizabeth Olsen). She eventually becomes his second wife — and his widow.

Hasson recently wrapped the indie pic A Light Beneath Their Feet and starred on ABC Family’s Twisted. She is repped by UTA, the Beddingfield Company and Coast to Coast Talent Group.

Congrats Maddie!!!

Pictures of Maddie attending the Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party in Los Angeles yesterday have been added to our gallery. Maddie looks gorgeous!

Celebrating the return of classic fabrics and oversized layers, Maddie Hasson models BCBGeneration’s must-have fall outerwear pieces.

TVLINE — It’s the news Twisted fans have been dreading since the ABC Family drama ended its freshman season in April: TVLine has confirmed that the murder mystery will not be back for Season 2.

When Twisted‘s first season — now series — finale aired in April, showrunner Chuck Pratt Jr. told TVLine that there were “more amazing stories to come” and that he was optimistic about the show’s future: “It’s totally up to ABC Family to say ‘Do a cliffhanger’ or ‘Don’t do a cliffhanger.’ Nobody told us to put on the breaks, or wrap it up, so there’s always a chance we’ll come back.”
Unfortunately, those brakes have officially been pumped. […]

Sad to hear that Twisted got cancelled, thank you all for watching and rooting for the show. Your support means the world to us all!

— Madelaine Hasson (@MadelaineHasson) August 14, 2014

Its been such a blast from day one of the pilot up until the very last night shoot! You guys are the best @ATJogia @kyliebunbury @AshtonMoio

— Madelaine Hasson (@MadelaineHasson) August 14, 2014