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Respect is a 2021 American biographical musical drama film directed by Liesl Tommy (in her feature directorial debut ), written by Tracey Scott Wilson and Callie Khouri, based on the life of American singer Aretha Franklin. The film stars Jennifer Hudson as Franklin, with Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss ...
- $32.9 million
- Kris Bowers
- $55 million
Aug 13, 2021 · Aretha Franklin hand-picked Jennifer Hudson to play her. Goofs The film shows Aretha Franklin's sister, Carolyn, singing the high counterpoint while recording "Ain't No Way."
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Liesl Tommy
- 2021-08-13
Aug 11, 2021 · Tracy E. Gilchrist. August 11 2021 8:00 AM EST. There's a scene in the big-screen biopic Respect where Jennifer Hudson's Aretha Franklin takes control in the studio, putting her artistic...
- Tracy E. Gilchrist
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Aug 18, 2021 · Respect opens as 10-year-old Franklin (played by Skye Dakota Turner) is roused from her bed and led downstairs to sing at a house party hosted by her father, Rev. C.L. Franklin, the so-called ...
- Jordan Runtagh
Aug 13, 2021 · Younger sister Carolyn (Hailey Kilgore) chimes in, enthusiastic to support the musical magic her iconic sister is conjuring. At this moment, Aretha is 25, stuck in a miserable marriage and...
- Jasmin Hernandez
Aug 12, 2021 · When Franklin—played, superbly, by Jennifer Hudson —arises in the middle of the night and drifts to the piano to hammer out her version of “Respect,” her sisters, who happen to be bunking...
Before her death in 2018, Aretha Franklin personally selected Jennifer Hudson to play her in Respect, the new biopic released in the UK this weekend. But even if the queen of soul hadn't left...