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Zellweger described her experience playing Garland to People magazine.

“It was such a joy learning about the magnificence of this person,” she said. “I always admired her. She was so quick and so funny. She could hit the ball back with the best of them.”

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The first exclusive poster for JUDY starring Renée Zellweger is here! #JudyTheFilm, in cinemas October.

A post shared by JUDY (@judygarlandfilm) on May 9, 2019 at 4:30am PDT

Check out the recently-released trailer for the upcoming biopic:

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