*Aretha Franklin’s 15-year-old granddaughter Grace Franklin joined Jennifer Hudson at the “Respect” premiere Wednesday — where they hopped on the mic and sang a duet. Hudson, who is playing the ...

I’m here for it. The trailer is promising. Even if the film turns out mediocre, J.Hud could very well secure a nomination….and possibly a win. Especially if RESPECT goes Comesy/Musical at the Globes.

The Hollywood icon looks back at his legendary life and career in an upcoming new Netflix documentary. 8 hours ago In addition to the wit and strength Franklin embodied, the trailer also explores how ...

Last June, MGM dropped the first trailer for the highly anticipated Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson. And since then, it’s practically been crickets. Lucky for us (almost a ...

During Sunday night’s virtual BET Awards, performer Jennifer Hudson gave us a taste — or two — of what we can expect when her long-awaited Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect, drops later this year.

This movie was The Effie White Story (Hudson playing Effie as Aretha). Ask yourself this. Would Aretha Franklin have been happy with a biopic where HER voice was only featured at the end? Yes, she ...