Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson is starring as the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, in the new biopic Respect, The film, which will cover Franklin’s childhood, as a child protege singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, and impact on the civil rights movement.
RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice. co-stars Mary J. Blige, Forest Whitaker, and Tituss Burgess.
Aretha Franklin handpicked Jennifer Hudson to play her in a film about her life.
