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.
KEY CAST:
Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Heather Headley, Skye Dakota Turner, Tate Donovan and Mary J. Blige
DIRECTOR:
Liesl Tommy
PRODUCERS:
Scott Bernstein, p.g.a., Harvey Mason Jr., Jonathan Glickman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
Stacey Sher, Jennifer Hudson, Sue Baden-Powell, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth
STORY BY:
Callie Khouri and Tracey Scott Wilson
SCREENPLAY BY:
Tracey Scott Wilson