Fans of Aretha Franklin will have not one but two biopic projects to check out this year, starring Cynthia Erivo and Jennifer Hudson. Erivo, 34, plays the Queen of Soul in the new season of National Geographic’s critically-acclaimed series Genius, which debuts March 21, while Hudson, 39, plays the iconic singer in the new film … Read more
The Queen of Soul’s iconic story is coming to the small screen with the new trailer for Genius: Aretha on National Geographic Channel. Aretha Franklin’s inimitable career will be put on display in the third season of Genius, which has previously explored the lives of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso. Cynthia Erivo stars as Franklin … Read more
Cynthia Erivo celebrates 34th birthday with breathtaking poster of her as Aretha Franklin for upcoming National Geographic show Genius By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 04:21 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 04:21 GMT, 9 January 2021 She turned 34 years old this Friday. And Cynthia Erivo celebrated on Instagram by sharing a breathtaking poster … Read more
Jennifer Hudson has taken on the role of a lifetime, portraying the late Aretha Franklin in the first trailer for the upcoming biopic Respect. The iconic singer passed away in 2018 from pancreatic cancer aged 76. Hudson, 38, who won an Oscar for her first ever movie role in Dreamgirls, may be eyeing Oscar gold … Read more