Jennifer Hudson reportedly in talks to star as Aretha Franklin in biopic

TheGrio Staff
Aug 18, 2015
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Jennifer Hudson is reportedly in talks to star as Aretha Franklin in an as-yet-untitled biopic by Universal Pictures.

Scott Bernstein, producer of Straight Outta Compton, is set to head up the biopic after having acquired the rights to Franklin’s story from Franklin herself.

The story will follow Franklin and the influence that her personal relationships, both good and bad, had on her music and career. It will chronicle her rise to fame, until eventually she had 18 Grammy Awards and became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

While the casting is not yet official and the talks are still ongoing, we think Hudson would be a great choice to play this iconic singer! Grio fam, what do you think?

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