The new biopic “Respect” runs through two decades of Aretha Franklin’s life in 2½ hours, starting at age 9 and culminating with her back-to-the-roots gospel project “Amazing Grace.” The film, starring ...

Respect covers 20 years of Aretha’s (Jennifer Hudson)’s life and career. In Detroit in 1952, Ree (Skye Dakota Turner) lives with her father Clarence (Forest Whitaker). Clarence is a preacher for whom ...

Franklin, who died in 2018, handpicked Hudson to portray her on screen. Jennifer Hudson carries this by-the-numbers biopic of Aretha Franklin on the strength of her powerhouse voice, an abiding ...

Any list of the greatest vocalists of all time is incomplete without Aretha Franklin’s name on top. The soul and gospel singer burst onto the music scene in the 1960s with her powerful voice, feminist ...

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson expertly embodies many aspects of the young Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” but she drew the line when it came to smoking cigarettes in director’s Liesl Tommy’s ...

When Liesl Tommy’s Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” opens, Aretha is still just a kid, hoping to please her dad (the formidable minister C.L. Franklin, played here by a well-cast Forest Whitaker) with ...

Jennifer Hudson is showing some respect for the Queen of Soul. The Oscar winner, 38, channels Aretha Franklin in stirring new photos from the upcoming biopic, Respect. Directed by Liesl Tommy, Respect ...

"I can't even begin to put it into words," Jennifer Hudson said Wednesday on Good Morning America of playing Aretha Franklin in Respect. "I do not take it lightly" The full trailer for Respect is here ...

“Respect,” the Aretha Franklin biopic, opens in theaters Friday, Aug. 13. It chronicles the story of Franklin’s life, which she kept private, in a fictionalized manner. Before you see the film, here ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's finally here! "Respect" opens in theaters Thursday. Some of the people involved in the film spoke about joining Chicago's Jennifer Hudson to bring Aretha Franklin's life to the ...

Star Jennifer Hudson hits a few high notes in a film beset by the usual biopic tropes and shortcuts, few of which allow for a deep enough look at the Queen of Soul. When Liesl Tommy’s Aretha Franklin ...