Universal Pictures has released a brand new trailer and poster for the upcoming biopic, RESPECT, starring Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin, which will be released in UK cinemas on 10th September 2021.
Directed by Liesl Tommy from a screenplay by Tracey Scott Wilson, based on the life of Aretha Franklin, the ensemble cast 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.
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.