As a child, Aretha "Re" Franklin (Skye Dakota Turner) lives with her domineering father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin (Forest Whitaker), in Detroit, along with her siblings and their grandmother, Mama ...

It has not been an easy year for theater lovers, who have mostly made do with well-filmed performances of shows like “Hamilton” and “David Byrne’s American Utopia.” In contrast to those projects, ...

The Oscar-winner and powerhouse singer opens up about the role of a lifetime, portraying her idol in the highly anticipated upcoming biopic Janine Rubenstein is Editor-at-Large at PEOPLE and host of ...

“They want to hear you sing,” says Rev. C.L. Franklin (Forest Whitaker) to his 10-year-old daughter Aretha (Skye Dakota Turner). And she did. Eventually singing herself into 25 Grammys, a posthumously ...

A nagging question lingers while watching Respect, director Liesl Tommy’s glossy new Aretha Franklin movie: Is it even possible to break free from the rote hallmarks of the music biopic anymore? The ...

Respect (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by Liesl Tommy and starring Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Tituss Burgess, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Heather Headley, Kimberly Scott, ...

Fandango and United Artists Releasing are holding early access screenings on Aug. 8 for MGM‘s Aretha Franklin biopic Respect. Tickets are now on sale on Fandango. The pic will preview at 500 theaters ...

A few years after she divorced her first husband in 1969, Franklin met actor Glynn Turman backstage at a show in California. According to the actor, he was there with his friend/ high school classmate ...

Watch a clip from the movie ‘Respect,’ starring Jennifer Hudson. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) The good news about the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” is that its star, Jennifer Hudson—whose voice ...

Oscar winner Hudson is a powerhouse in the first full look at the movie, which opens in limited release on Christmas Day. The film directed by Liesl Tommy was originally slated to open in theaters ...

“Respect” star Jennifer Hudson and director Liesl Tommy are singing the praises of the big-screen experience as the official trailer for their Aretha Franklin biopic arrives. The film, which wrapped ...