Renee Zellweger Is Completely Transformed in ‘The Thing About Pam’ Trailer

Renée Zellweger has undergone loads of outstanding transformations for roles all through her profession, however few have been as stunning as her search for the upcoming NBC sequence The Factor About Pam.

For her newest function, the Oscar winner has been photographed in facial prosthetics, a fats swimsuit and a vivid blonde wig whereas filming in New Orleans. (In October 2021, the actress’ boyfriend, Ant Anstead, was noticed visiting her on set whereas she was in costume.) The Judy actress is starring as titular character Pam Hupp within the sequence, which relies on a Dateline NBC podcast in regards to the real-life homicide of Betsy Faria.

“It goes past simply the peculiarity of the story or the audacity of the conduct of all people concerned,” Zellweger instructed Keith Morrison throughout an October 2021 Blumfest interview, explaining her curiosity within the undertaking. “It’s type of a obtrusive illustration of presently topical social points. … It additionally speaks to, I assume you possibly can name it white woman privilege in America. And likewise, it kinda has an fascinating have a look at the unhappy invisibility of middle-aged ladies in America and the way in essentially the most weird circumstances it will probably work to somebody’s benefit, as might be the case in Pam Hupp’s story.”

The actual Hupp is presently serving a life sentence for the homicide of Louis Gumpenberger, however she has additionally been investigated in reference to the December 2011 demise of Faria. Faria’s husband, Russ Faria, was convicted of her homicide in November 2013, however he was later retried and acquitted of the costs.

In July 2021, investigators questioned Hupp about Betsy’s demise, later charging her with first-degree homicide. Hupp, a former life insurance coverage administrator, entered a not responsible plea.

4 days earlier than her homicide, Betsy, who had been identified with terminal most cancers, made Hupp the beneficiary of her $150,000 life insurance coverage coverage as an alternative of her husband. Hupp was the final individual to see her alive after choosing her up from her mom’s home following a chemotherapy appointment. On the time, Hupp stated that she dropped Betsy off at dwelling round 7 p.m. whereas Russ was nonetheless at a pal’s home. When Russ arrived dwelling that night time, he discovered Betsy’s physique and instructed police she had died by suicide.

After Hupp was charged in reference to Betsy’s homicide, prosecutor Mike Wooden stated that he would search the demise penalty within the case. “What I can say is that we’ve got an individual who not solely murdered her pal, then mutilated the physique, staged the scene, testified in opposition to an harmless man, after which as soon as he was acquitted, went and murdered somebody in St. Charles County to forestall herself from being thought-about as a suspect,” he stated throughout a July 2021 press convention. “I can’t choose a case extra wicked than that.”

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