After beginning her 60-year career as a child singing gospel in Detroit, Franklin went on to release such chart-topping hits as Respect ... Speaking about the movie, Hudson told As If: “I ...

Respect stars Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin and Forest Whitaker ... but the film as a whole has received mixed reviews. The movie, directed by Liesl Tommy, is released in the UK next month.

Tommy, who joined the project after Hudson's casting, notes: "Once I met Jennifer ... the movie have been mixed - although most critics have broadly praised the leading performance. "Respect ...

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