LOS ANGELES, May 11 — Fans of screen legend Judy Garland yesterday got their first glimpse of an upcoming movie focusing on the last year of her life, with Oscar winner Renee Zellweger almost unrecognisable as the Wizard of Oz star.
The first trailer for Judy sees Zellweger singing a downbeat version of Garland’s signature song Somewhere Over the Rainbow in the film, which is set in London in 1968 and 1969.
Judy, which will be released in September, focuses on the period when Garland struggled with her health on a trip to London for a series of concerts. Garland died at age 47 of an accidental drug overdose in London in June 1969.
Garland’s daughter, Liza Minnelli, has distanced herself from the film, saying she never met or spoke with Zellweger.
"I do not approve nor sanction the upcoming film about Judy Garland in any way,” Minnelli wrote in a Facebook posting in June 2018. — Reuters
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