
The project is based on "Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland," a biography by Gerald Clarke.
"You get an enhanced perspective of Judy Garland through this book and we feel Anne can really put her own stamp on that," Weinstein vice president of production and development Ben Famiglietti told Variety.
Details of the project, including whether the theater or film production would come first, were not released.
Hathaway, known for her roles in "Brokeback Mountain," "The Devil Wears Prada" and "The Princess Diaries," was nominated for best actress at the Oscars this year for her role in "Rachel Getting Married."
During the Oscars ceremony in February, she sang and danced a brief Andalusian musical piece with Australian actor Hugh Jackman.
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"You get an enhanced perspective of Judy Garland through this book and we feel Anne can really put her own stamp on that," Weinstein vice president of production and development Ben Famiglietti told Variety.
Details of the project, including whether the theater or film production would come first, were not released.
Hathaway, known for her roles in "Brokeback Mountain," "The Devil Wears Prada" and "The Princess Diaries," was nominated for best actress at the Oscars this year for her role in "Rachel Getting Married."
During the Oscars ceremony in February, she sang and danced a brief Andalusian musical piece with Australian actor Hugh Jackman.
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