Renee Zellweger to play Judy Garland on monitor

Renee Zellweger earlier this year and Judy Garland in 1951 Symbol copyright Getty Photographs Symbol caption Renee Zellweger, pictured in advance this 12 months, and Judy Garland in 1951

Renee Zellweger will likely be heading over the rainbow for her next film mission, with the intention to see her play Judy Garland at the tail finish of her career.

The Bridget Jones superstar will play the Wizard of Oz actress in Judy, for you to cope with her final live shows in London in the past due 1960s.

Rupert Goold will direct the film, set to start out taking pictures in February.

At FORTY EIGHT, Zellweger is currently one year older than Garland was once while she died of an overdose in June 1969.

Judy is written through Tom Aspect, whose credit include Netflix’s royal drama The Crown and the BBC’s variations of JK Rowling’s pseudonymously written Cormoran Strike novels.

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