'Hey, good looking!' Tom Hiddleston cuddles Elizabeth Olsen in new stills from biopic about life of country music legend Hank Williams

Published: 19:52 EST, 15 October 2015 | Updated: 20:59 EST, 15 October 2015

He died in 1953 at the tragically young age of 29.

But Hank Williams turned out a slew of country and western hits in his brief life.

Now new stills from I Saw The Light, the biopic about the iconic singing cowboy, show 34-year-old Tom Hiddleston as Hank with Elizabeth Olsen, 26, who plays his wife Audrey, sitting on his knee.

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The look of love: Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams sits Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Hank's wife Audrey, on his knee in this still released Tuesday from the biopic about the country legend, I Saw The Light

The look of love: Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams sits Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Hank's wife Audrey, on his knee in this still released Tuesday from the biopic about the country legend, I Saw The Light

Audrey was also Hank's manager and duet partner before their divorce the year before his death. 

The movie follows the singer's meteoric rise to fame with hits including Hey,Good Looking and Rambling Man, and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life.

Hank suffered from spina bifida and used alcohol and morphine to control the pain, which contributed to his sudden death while on the way to a gig.

Singing cowboy and his cowgirl: The 34-year-old Brit and the 26-year-old perform with a band in the film

Singing cowboy and his cowgirl: The 34-year-old Brit and the 26-year-old perform with a band in the film

It is based on the book, Hank Williams: The Biography by Colin Escott, George Merritt and Bill MacEwen.  

Director Marc Abraham began developing the film in 2009 and adapted the screenplay himself, according to Variety. But it took another five years to get the rights to the singer's music. 

Named after Hank's 1948 song, I Saw The Light screened in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival in September. It hits theaters on November 27.

On the promo trail: The couple turned up when I Saw The Light screened in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival in September

On the promo trail: The couple turned up when I Saw The Light screened in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival in September

Meanwhile, both Tom and Elizabeth have been busy with other projects.

On Wednesday the handsome Brit, who plays Loki in the Marvel cinematic universe, turned up for the New York Premiere of his gothic horror film Crimson Peak, co-starring Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska, at AMC Loews Lincoln Square. 

Elizabeth, who plays Marvel character Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch, wrapped filming on Captain America: Civil War in August.

Co-starring Chris Evans, the next movie in the blockbuster franchise is scheduled to be released May 6 in 3D and IMAX.

Busy star: On Wednesday evening Tom suited up for the New York Premiere of his gothic horror film Crimson Peak, co-starring Jessica Chastain, who looked glamorous in a green gown

Busy star: On Wednesday evening Tom suited up for the New York Premiere of his gothic horror film Crimson Peak, co-starring Jessica Chastain, who looked glamorous in a green gown

  

 

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