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  1. www.usatoday.com › story › entertainmentJennifer Hudson on earning Aretha Franklin's 'Respect,' final ...

    Aug 11, 2021 · The final of many conversations between Franklin and the actress hand-picked to portray her onscreen came days before the Queen of Soul's death on Aug. 16, 2018, at 76 of pancreatic cancer.

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  2. www.bbc.co.uk › news › entertainment-arts-57867411Respect: Jennifer Hudson on embodying soul legend Aretha Franklin

    Sep 8, 2021 · Aretha Franklin died in 2018 aged 76 after a battle with cancer She sold more than 75 million records worldwide, driven by chart hits such as Think, Respect, I Say A Little Prayer and You Make Me ...

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  4. editorial.rottentomatoes.com › otg-articleExclusive: Jennifer Hudson Reveals How She Became Aretha ...

    Jul 29, 2021 · Respect is the feature-film debut of acclaimed stage director Liesl Tommy, who has assembled an all-star cast that includes, in addition to Hudson, Forest Whitaker as Franklin’s father, Audra McDonald as her mother, Marlon Wayans as her husband, Ted White, and Mary J. Blige as 1950s jazz legend Dinah Washington.

  5. www.imdb.com › title › tt2452150Respect (2021) - IMDb

    Respect: Directed by Liesl Tommy. With Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Tituss Burgess. Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.

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    • Biography, Drama, Music
    • Liesl Tommy
    • 2021-08-13

  6. www.out.com › film › 2021/8/13Jennifer Hudson & the Respect Cast Talk Aretha's Activism ...

    Aug 13, 2021 · Out got to sit down virtually with the cast of Respect, including Oscar-winning lead actress Jennifer Hudson (who was hand-picked by Aretha to star in the film), Marlon Wayans, and Audra McDonald ...

    • Raffy Ermac

  7. variety.com › 2021 › filmJennifer Hudson on Capturing Aretha Franklin in 'Respect' Biopic

    Aug 4, 2021 · Jennifer Hudson on Bringing Aretha Franklin’s Story to the Screen After 15 Years. For Jennifer Hudson, it’s a happy anniversary. “It was about 15 years ago when Aretha (Franklin) and I had ...

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  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Respect_(2021_American_film)Respect (2021 American film) - Wikipedia

    Respect (2021 American film) 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 ...