00:00That you dare to dream really do come true.
00:09Get ready for your new favorite musical collaboration.
00:12Sam Smith and Renee Zellweger?
00:15That's right, the singer and the actress have recorded a duet for the soundtrack
00:18to the upcoming Judy Garland biopic, Judy.
00:21The soundtrack features the duo's track called Get Happy,
00:24while Zellweger also sings Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas with Rufus Wainwright.
00:28Speaking on the exciting news, Smith says he was intrigued by the iconic old Hollywood actress
00:33from a young age.
00:34When I was 17 years old, I did a project on Judy Garland for my film studies A-level.
00:38I was immediately immersed into the magic of Judy and her incredibly brave and triumphant story.
00:43She has remained as one of the icons of my life.
00:46The biopic is actually the first feature ever made about Garland and finds Zellweger playing
00:51the Wizard of Oz icon in her twilight years. Specifically, the film will follow Garland
00:55as she arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a sellout run.
01:00The film takes us through the icons' preparations for the show, her battles with management,
01:04and even follows the star's courtship with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.
01:09The soundtrack is expected to be released September 27th with a U.S. release of the film set for the same day,
01:15followed by its Toronto premiere and a rollout in the U.K. on October 2nd.
01:19For more on this story, head to THR.com and until next time for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.
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