Oscar-nominated actress Anne Hathaway will play Judy Garland in stage and screen adaptations of Gerald Clarke’s 2001 biography Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland for the Weinstein Company. According to a statement released by the Weinstein Co. today, Clarke’s book "portrays the dramatic highs and lows of the cultural icon’s life — from her tumultuous early years as a child performer to her tragic last days." The Weinstein Co. has optioned both the stage and film rights, but there is no start date yet for either production, nor is there a director or writer.
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Anne Hathaway as Judy Garland: Are you ‘Happy’?
Simultaneously commissioning stage and screen adaptations with the same star? Sounds cool, and Hathaway certainly has the chops (and voice!) to pull it off.
all i can say is YAY!!! would love to see a bit of what was going on during The Wizard of Oz. imagine: anne portraying Judy portraying dorothy. now there is a mind bender.
Very cool.
And the Oscar goes to…
Well, good for her – this could be her Oscar. But though I haven’t seen it, wasn’t the TV movie with Judy Davis good enough and extensive enough to cover Garland’s life story??
VERY cool.
Good for her. We know she can sing (Ella Enchanted, the Oscars), so I wonder how much she’ll be able to sound like Judy?
Good choice, but Judy Davis did it Garland a couple of years ago on ABC and she killed.
She is great, smart and hot.
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David Schwimmer as Vincente Minelli and Vince Vaughan as Sid Luft. You heard it here first.
Looks like a Tony and another Oscar nomination are in Hathaway’s near future.
Both Judy Davis & Tammy Blanchard won Emmys for their spot on performances as the adult and teen versions of the late Judy Garland. Good luck to Anne Hathaway: She will have to be out of this world phenomenal to top those actresses interpretations of the legend.
Amen! Judy Davis was BRILLIANT.
Why?! Judy Davis for the win! She was truly amazing! When I was watching Judy Davis, I actually forgot it was an actress playing Judy Garland. I like Anne Hathaway but I don’t think she needs to play Judy.
Well, just hand Hathaway the Oscar now. The Academy will eat this up.