Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Liesl Tommy's Aretha Franklin biopic "Respect" opens, Aretha is still just a kid, hoping to please her dad (the formidable ...

'Respect' screenwriter Tracey Scott Wilson speaks with Showbiz Cheat Sheet about writing the Aretha Franklin biopic. Scott Wilson addressed how she chose which songs to include in the movie, and even ...

Just two years later, a 24 year old Aretha Franklin, at a crossroads in her career, recorded the song "Respect" and turned it on its head. Suddenly a strong woman with a commanding voice was sending ...

Movies that tell the life story of a famous person have an inherent distraction factor: How closely does the actor resemble and simulate the celebrity, or provide an acceptable substitute? (The ...

Aretha Franklin’s biopic, Respect, premiered in theaters nationwide on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. The movie about the music legend’s life stars Jennifer Hudson as the Queen of Soul. Before her 2018 death, ...

The average musical biopic — and most of them are pretty average — follows a predictable arc: the troubled childhood marked by flashes of genius; the record deals and hit album montages; the marriages ...

Jennifer Hudson likes to call Respect "a biopic about music." And considering it's the music of Aretha Franklin, no small effort was made to ensure that the details of it were as accurate as possible.

Give her the proper respect: Jennifer Hudson stuns with her performance singing and inhabiting the life of musical royalty, even if the new Aretha Franklin biopic leans conventionally commonplace.

"Respect" is the name of a new biopic about Aretha Franklin. Before she died, Franklin hand-picked Jennifer Hudson to play her and sing as her. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "RESPECT") JENNIFER HUDSON: (As ...

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 ...