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Jennifer Hudson is Aretha Franklin in first trailer for Respect

June 29, 2020 by Gary Collinson

MGM has released a teaser trailer and poster for the upcoming biopic Respect. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Liesl Tommy and stars Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin and follows the iconic singer’s journey to superstardom; take a look here…

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.

Respect features a cast that also includes Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Tate Donovan, Heather Headley, Skye Dakota Turner, and Mary J. Blige.

 

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Audra McDonald, Forest Whitaker, Hailey Kilgore, Heather Headley, Jennifer Hudson, Liesl Tommy, Marc Maron, Marlon Wayans, Mary J. Blige, Respect, Saycon Sengbloh, Skye Dakota Turner, Tate Donovan, Tituss Burgess

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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