To come up with the closing theme of the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect,” a dream team was assembled but had to work independently during the pandemic from L.A., Chicago, Nashville and even Idaho.

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- In the new movie "Respect," Jennifer Hudson takes on the monumental role of the late, great Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. "Respect" tells the story of Franklin's ...

The world wept when the queen of soul Aretha Franklin passed in 2018, but — befitting an icon who sang timeless classics like “A Natural Woman” — her legend lives on. Respect, the Franklin biopic ...

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race. When it came to encapsulating the epic life, ...

Aretha Franklin has been getting a lot of attention lately, not only for the critically praised big-screen biopic Respect, in which Jennifer Hudson plays the Queen of Soul to great effect, but also in ...

(LOS ANGELES) — The upcoming Aretha Franklin biographical film Respect is the latest in a line of major films to see a delayed release due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MGM has announced that the film, ...

How to bring the Queen of Soul to the big screen with the right amount of glamour and, well, respect? Enter Clint Ramos, who is behind the costumes for the new film about Aretha Franklin, “Respect,” ...

Singing Aretha Franklin songs is a bit daunting on any occasion — but even more so in the late Queen of Soul’s hometown. But Charity Lockhart and her “Aretha — The Queen of Soul, Live Concert Tribute” ...

This movie was The Effie White Story (Hudson playing Effie as Aretha). Ask yourself this. Would Aretha Franklin have been happy with a biopic where HER voice was only featured at the end? Yes, she ...