William Hurt drops out of MIDNIGHT RIDER, which claimed the life of Sarah Jones, directed by Randall Miller. Read the full article on AICN Papa Vinyard here, now here's a little somethin' for ya... Just a week after Randall Miller announced that he's going forward with his Gregg Allman biopic MIDNIGHT RIDER, regardless of the incident that took the life of Sarah jones back in February, and he's just taken another huge blow: his leading man has jumped ship. William Hurt, who was signed on to play the former Allman Brothers Band member as an older man, has dropped out after the fallout of Ms.