FIRST LOOK: Oscar winner Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland in JUDY — Page 2

I agree. Judy Davis should have taken over from A STAR IS BORN on. Blanchard would have looked appropriate for the MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS portion and all of the 1940s period. We were really stretching ourselves accepting Davis in those MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS sections.

I was able to read an early copy of the script. If executed properly, this could be a great movie. Every character in the screenplay is based on a real-life person involved with Garland at that time. No composites. It reminded me of MY WEEK WITH MARILYN...only fiercer...

While I can see Renee acting the part, i can't see her singing as Garland. She just doesn't have it. What’s equally as frustrating is the fact that Garland’s recordings from that period are technically inferior to even what was state of the art at the time. If they have Renee lip sync to recordings from, say the Carnegie Hall era, they won’t convey the Judy that was 1968...

Somehow, i just hope they get this right.

Updated On: 3/23/18 at 10:35 PM

Some more pics here:

http://www.justjared.com/photo-gallery/4054341/renee-zellweger-looks-just-like-judy-garland-on-set-with-finn-wittrock-07/

Is it just me or Finn Wittrock in those pictures from the link CT2NYC shared looks a LOT like Aaron Tveit?

fashionguru_23 wrote: Especially, in those new photos, does anyone else think Ms. Zellweger looks too "together" for this point in Garland's life? I feel like all the photos I've seen of Judy from this period, she seemed a bit more aged and rough.

Agreed. I don't think they could make Renee look as bad as Garland looked at the time. You can see, in the closeups, that they've aged her...but it's fascinating to note that Renee is 48 and Garland was 46 at the time this movie takes place.

I would die for Renee Zellweger just saying

ilovebabyv said: "I would die for Renee Zellweger just saying"

Me when I was five years old, walking out of the theatre after seeing the "Chicago" film. Big mood.

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No release date yet!

Fall 2019.

Plastic surgery changed her nose some years ago. She looks great.

Tennis Fan said: "I've always regretted not being able to see END OF THE RAINBOW. Maybe Zellweger's JUDY will make up for that...fingers crossed!"

I found END OF THE RAINBOW entertaining but a bit disconnected. Lucky enough, this film JUDY is based on the play but they are trimming it a bit and adding factual material into it like including the character of Rosalyn Wilder who was in charge of handling Judy during her run at Talk of the Town. She wasn’t included in the stage version.

Tentative release date is September 27, 2019 so it could be months before any teaser trailer pops up. Footage was shown at the recent Venice Film Festival and the response was across the board positive.