(CBN News) Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson will portray legendary singer Aretha Franklin, the long-reigning “Queen of Soul” in the new film Respect.
During an interview with The Christian Post, Hudson said being raised in the church and having a strong Christian faith was instrumental while making the movie.
“I am a child of God, born in the church,” she explained. “I feel like one of our closest connections is our faith — with having that background coming from the church, which I completely understood instantly,” Hudson said of Franklin.