If James Brown is the Godfather of Soul, Aretha Franklin is undoubtedly
the Godmother. Directed by Tony Award winner Liesl Tommy in her
feature film debut, Respect tells the story of the First
Lady of Soul, from her early days as a child singing in her local church
choir to the megastardom she experienced as an adult.
Franklin is played as child by Skye Dakota Turner with
Jennifer Hudson portraying her as an adult. The film also stars
Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss
Burgess, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Heather Headley, Tate
Donovan
and Mary J. Blige.
Respect is in UK/ROI cinemas from September 10th.
Check out the new trailer and new UK and US posters below.
The official synopsis reads:
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.
