Renée Zellweger embodies the late actress and singer in the new film Judy which examines Garland’s life the year before she died when she undertook a string of concerts at London’s Talk of the Town.

Zellweger lent her own voice to the role, covering The Wizard of Oz star’s most famous songs such as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, and “Get Happy”.

The latter was originally performed in the 1950 film Summer Stock, with the Judy soundtrack version being a duet between Zellweger and Sam Smith.

“When I was 17 years old, I did a project on Judy Garland for my Film Studies A-Level,” the “How Do You Sleep?” singer shared in a statement. “I was immediately immersed into the magic of Judy and her incredibly brave and triumphant story. She has remained as one of the icons of my life. She was one of the bravest humans out there and her vulnerability and honesty in her art still gives me goosebumps like it did the first time. It was truly an honor to sing with Renée. Nobody could have played Judy as well as Renée, and it is a career highlight for me to be singing with her, and in some small way, with Judy. I hope everyone loves the film as much as I did.”

Judy premiered on September 27th, with the soundtrack released the same day.

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The Oscar-winning actress has been tapped to star n Netflix’s upcoming anthology What/If. 

The drama helmed by Revenge and Swingtown creator Mike Kelley has been greenlit for 10 episodes.

According to the streaming giant, What/If will explore “the ripple effects of what happens when acceptable people start doing unacceptable things. Each season will tackle a different morality tale inspired by culturally consequential source materials and the power of a single fateful decision to change the trajectory of an entire life.”

Kelley will serve as showrunner and will pen the script. He will exec produce alongside Melissa Loy, Alex Gartner, Charles Roven, Robert Zemeckis, and Jack Rapke.

Zellweger will portray Anne. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the first installment might focus on newlyweds, however, details about the plot and characters are being kept under wraps. 

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In the image, we see Renée dressed up in a black floral dress, rocking a pixie cut and holding a microphone, presumably singing. We’ve already heard the actress’ vocal talent before as she portrayed Roxie Hart in 2002 musical adaptation of Chicago, for which she was nominated for Oscar.

The movie is scheduled to be released this year, although no specific date has been confirmed.

#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

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Renée Zellweger embodies the late actress and singer in the new film Judy which examines Garland’s life the year before she died when she undertook a string of concerts at London’s Talk of the Town.

Zellweger lent her own voice to the role, covering The Wizard of Oz star’s most famous songs such as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, and “Get Happy”.

The latter was originally performed in the 1950 film Summer Stock, with the Judy soundtrack version being a duet between Zellweger and Sam Smith.

“When I was 17 years old, I did a project on Judy Garland for my Film Studies A-Level,” the “How Do You Sleep?” singer shared in a statement. “I was immediately immersed into the magic of Judy and her incredibly brave and triumphant story. She has remained as one of the icons of my life. She was one of the bravest humans out there and her vulnerability and honesty in her art still gives me goosebumps like it did the first time. It was truly an honor to sing with Renée. Nobody could have played Judy as well as Renée, and it is a career highlight for me to be singing with her, and in some small way, with Judy. I hope everyone loves the film as much as I did.”

Judy premiered on September 27th, with the soundtrack released the same day.

The post Renée Zellweger and Sam Smith Collaborate on the “Judy” Soundtrack appeared first on TheDailyDay.

The Oscar-winning actress has been tapped to star n Netflix’s upcoming anthology What/If. 

The drama helmed by Revenge and Swingtown creator Mike Kelley has been greenlit for 10 episodes.

According to the streaming giant, What/If will explore “the ripple effects of what happens when acceptable people start doing unacceptable things. Each season will tackle a different morality tale inspired by culturally consequential source materials and the power of a single fateful decision to change the trajectory of an entire life.”

Kelley will serve as showrunner and will pen the script. He will exec produce alongside Melissa Loy, Alex Gartner, Charles Roven, Robert Zemeckis, and Jack Rapke.

Zellweger will portray Anne. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the first installment might focus on newlyweds, however, details about the plot and characters are being kept under wraps. 

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In the image, we see Renée dressed up in a black floral dress, rocking a pixie cut and holding a microphone, presumably singing. We’ve already heard the actress’ vocal talent before as she portrayed Roxie Hart in 2002 musical adaptation of Chicago, for which she was nominated for Oscar.

The movie is scheduled to be released this year, although no specific date has been confirmed.

#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

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