Judy is a biographical film based on the life of singer and actress Judy Garland. It has garnered universal acclaim for Renee Zellweger’s performance!
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about this film that is bound to garner Oscar nominations!
- Judy is a 2019 biographical drama film
- The film is about American actress and singer Judy Garland
- Following her as she arrives in London in 1969 for a run of sell-out concerts at the Talk of the Town
- It is directed by Rupert Goold
- It is an adaptation of the Olivier- and Tony-nominated West End and Broadway play End of the Rainbow by Peter Quilter
- The film stars Renée Zellweger as Garland
- With Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, and Michael Gambon in supporting roles
- The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2019
- And was theatrically released in the United States on 27 September 2019
- And in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2019
- The film received positive reviews from critics
- With major praise for Zellweger’s performance
- Principal photography began on March 19, 2018, in London
- Filming locations included West London Film Studios
- Judy had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2019
- It screened at the Toronto International Film Festival beginning September 10, 2019
- The film was released in the United States on September 27, 2019, by Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment
- And in the UK on 2 October, by Pathé
- The film made $2.9 million in its opening weekend, from 461 theaters
- Finishing seventh at the box office
- 60% of its audiences was female
- While 79% were over the age of 35
- It expanded to 1,458 theaters the following weekend
- It made $4.4 million
- Remaining in seventh position
- On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83%
- Based on 221 reviews
- With an average rating of 7.02/10
- The website’s critical consensus reads, “Led by a deeply committed performance from Renée Zellweger, Judy captures the waning days of a beloved performer with clear-eyed compassion”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100
- Based on 44 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “A–” on an A+ to F scale
