Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker headed to silver screen in Opry movie

The show that made country music famous is set to take some of the genre’s most popular artists to the big screen in December when its first feature film, American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry, previews in theaters across America. The made-for-cinema concert film captures on-stage Opry performances and backstage moments with Opry members Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Darius Rucker, as well as The Band Perry and Brett Eldredge.

Darius tells us that he’s experienced countless priceless memories while hanging out behind the curtain at the Grand Ole Opry.  “Backstage at the Opry I’ve had some crazy, crazy, funny moments. Oh God, Little Jimmy (Dickens), God rest his soul. I’ve had some moments with Little Jimmy that had me on one knee in tears laughing. He’s told me some jokes that I couldn’t say right here. I miss him. It was great. I’ve walked back there and seen Barry Gibb just hanging out. I’ve walked back there and Vince is there just cause he’s there. ‘You playing tonight?’ ‘No, just hanging out.’ You know, Marty Stuart’s just hanging out, and all these people that I’ve loved for years that are all members there, they come, and then when I got inducted, the people that came to my party . . . I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ Getting notes from the Gatlin Brothers . . . I mean, ‘Are you serious? All three of them just wrote me a hand-written note welcoming me to the Opry?’ That was wonderful!”

American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry is set for a limited special engagement at select Carmike Cinemas in the US beginning on December 4th.

Performances included in American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry are Brad Paisley performing the film’s title track “American Saturday Night” and current hit single “Country Nation”; Blake Shelton playing “Boys Round Here” and his current single, “Gonna”; Darius doing “Wagon Wheel” as well as “So I Sang” from his current Southern Style album; The Band Perry performing “If I Die Young”; and Brett Eldredge singing his first Number One hit, “Don’t Ya.”