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 ...

When Jennifer Hudson found she would portray Aretha Franklin in "Respect," there was one request: "She did remind me that she was the Queen of Soul." Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

Even for a Grammy and Oscar winner like Jennifer Hudson, singing live as Aretha Franklin in the new biopic “Respect” was a daunting prospect. “It’s tricky,” Hudson, 39, told In Style.

Jennifer Hudson Says Aretha Franklin Is 'Still with' Her 'Almost Every Day' After 'Respect' Role "Sometimes, while taking pictures with someone, I'm like, 'Oh wow, I'm smiling like Aretha ...

Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in 'Respect' and Effie White in 'Dreamgirls'. Quantrell D. Colbert/MGM; David James/Paramount. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Aretha chose you to take on this role.

Jennifer Hudson is one such actor. The Oscar-winner and gifted singer, 38, is set to light up the big screen as late music legend Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic Respect , due out in December.

Jennifer Hudson was “blessed” to have been able to hang out a fair bit with Aretha Franklin before getting to play her in a film. She undertook the gargantuan task of embodying the late Queen ...

Aretha Franklin may have passed away back in 2018, but her spirit lives on through Jennifer Hudson. The Oscar-winning actress sat down with “CBS Sunday Morning” to speak about her role as the ...

Jennifer Hudson says playing Aretha Franklin is 'the scariest thing' she's done as an actress "Respect," also starring Forest Whitaker and Marlon Wayans, is in theaters now.

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 ...

The former American Idol contestant was handpicked by the late Queen of Soul to play her in the biopic of her life, but it wasn’t easy to do her justice. She tells Elizabeth Aubrey about the ...

Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in ‘RESPECT.’ Courtesy of MGM “Those are huge shoes to fill,” Hudson told Sunday Today on December 14. “I am just taking it one step at a time, one day ...