*The new MGM film “Respect,” starring Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, follows the rise of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The story shows Franklin on a quest for stardom and independence ...

Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson recently offered her opinion on a portrayal project that will, like the one in which she’s starring, celebrate the life of late legendary singer Aretha Franklin.

The Oscar-winner and powerhouse singer opens up about the role of a lifetime, portraying her idol in the highly anticipated upcoming biopic Janine Rubenstein is Editor-at-Large at PEOPLE and host of ...

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 ...

It has not been an easy year for theater lovers, who have mostly made do with well-filmed performances of shows like “Hamilton” and “David Byrne’s American Utopia.” In contrast to those projects, ...

As a child, Aretha "Re" Franklin (Skye Dakota Turner) lives with her domineering father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin (Forest Whitaker), in Detroit, along with her siblings and their grandmother, Mama ...

There may be two Aretha Franklin biopics coming out this year, but only one so far is getting an endorsement from members of the Queen of Soul’s immediate family. “As the immediate family, we feel ...

DENVER – Aretha Franklin is expressing her relief after a federal judge blocked The Telluride Film Festival screening of a documentary about a 1972 concert without the singer's consent. Franklin says ...

The Aretha Franklin movie “Respect” opened at No. 4 over the weekend according to the North American box office receipts, earning an estimated $8.8 million, which was on track with the pre-release box ...

The 'Dreamgirls' star looks and sounds great in the role, but this overly respectful biopic steers clear of revealing the traumas that shaped the soul legend. Pandemic delays pushed “Respect” from the ...

For Jennifer Hudson, it’s a happy anniversary. “It was about 15 years ago when Aretha (Franklin) and I had our first discussion about my playing her,” says the star of “Respect.” It’s not a ...

Cynthia Erivo will play soul’s queen on cable TV, but Hudson says Franklin wanted a big screen. Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson recently offered her opinion on a portrayal project that will, like ...