The Bridget Jones’s Baby star will be bringing the late actress to life in the upcoming biopic, simply entitled Judy.

Garland died in 1969 at the age of 47, having risen to fame from roles such as The Wizard of Oz and A Star Is Born.

The film, directed by Rupert Goold and based on the play End of the Rainbow, is set just prior to the icon’s unfortunate death when she arrives in London for a five-week run of sold-out performances.

“For over 40 years Judy Garland had laughed and loved and entertained no matter what life threw at her, and her public adored her for it,” said Goold. “But she paid a price in a childhood lost to Hollywood, an emotional exhaustion and a yearning for a ‘normal’ life beyond the rainbow.”

The first trailer for the movie has now been released, with Zellweger practically unrecognizable as the Cecile B. DeMille Award winner.

Featuring only the melancholy sounds of Zellweger singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow, the trailer hints that we’re in for an emotional time when Judy is released on the 27th of September.

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The Oscar winner has been hard at work in preparation for her role as the renowned actress and Grammy winner, Judy Garland.

The Same Kind of Different as Me star will play Miss Garland in Judy, which will be set in the 1960s and will chronicle her infamous battles with alcohol and substance abuse.

Judy, who became a household name after playing Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, died as a result of an overdose in 1969 at age 47.

Pathé UK has now released the first photograph from the film, depicting Renée as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

#JUDY starts principal photography in London today, starring Academy Award winner, Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland!#judygarland #reneezellweger #london #thetalkofthetown #jessiebuckley #finnwittrock #michaelgambon #rupertgoold #pathe #calamityfilms #bbcfilms #ingenious pic.twitter.com/VJAnMRuzKV

— Judy (@JudyGarlandFilm) March 19, 2018

Olivier award winner, Rupert Goold, will direct the biopic based upon a script by Tom Edge who penned The Crown. Renée’s co-stars will include Harry Potter’s Michael Gambon, Rufus Sewell of The Man in the High Castle, and Bella Ramsey from Game of Thrones.

Renée, who famously sang in Chicago, is also expected to lend her voice to Judy Garland’s classic Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

So sing hallelujah, c’mon, get happy!

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The Bridget Jones’s Baby star will be bringing the late actress to life in the upcoming biopic, simply entitled Judy.

Garland died in 1969 at the age of 47, having risen to fame from roles such as The Wizard of Oz and A Star Is Born.

The film, directed by Rupert Goold and based on the play End of the Rainbow, is set just prior to the icon’s unfortunate death when she arrives in London for a five-week run of sold-out performances.

“For over 40 years Judy Garland had laughed and loved and entertained no matter what life threw at her, and her public adored her for it,” said Goold. “But she paid a price in a childhood lost to Hollywood, an emotional exhaustion and a yearning for a ‘normal’ life beyond the rainbow.”

The first trailer for the movie has now been released, with Zellweger practically unrecognizable as the Cecile B. DeMille Award winner.

Featuring only the melancholy sounds of Zellweger singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow, the trailer hints that we’re in for an emotional time when Judy is released on the 27th of September.

The post Renée Zellweger is Barely Recognisable in the New Trailer for “Judy” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The Oscar winner has been hard at work in preparation for her role as the renowned actress and Grammy winner, Judy Garland.

The Same Kind of Different as Me star will play Miss Garland in Judy, which will be set in the 1960s and will chronicle her infamous battles with alcohol and substance abuse.

Judy, who became a household name after playing Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, died as a result of an overdose in 1969 at age 47.

Pathé UK has now released the first photograph from the film, depicting Renée as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

#JUDY starts principal photography in London today, starring Academy Award winner, Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland!#judygarland #reneezellweger #london #thetalkofthetown #jessiebuckley #finnwittrock #michaelgambon #rupertgoold #pathe #calamityfilms #bbcfilms #ingenious pic.twitter.com/VJAnMRuzKV

— Judy (@JudyGarlandFilm) March 19, 2018

Olivier award winner, Rupert Goold, will direct the biopic based upon a script by Tom Edge who penned The Crown. Renée’s co-stars will include Harry Potter’s Michael Gambon, Rufus Sewell of The Man in the High Castle, and Bella Ramsey from Game of Thrones.

Renée, who famously sang in Chicago, is also expected to lend her voice to Judy Garland’s classic Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

So sing hallelujah, c’mon, get happy!

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