Cape Town – Jennifer Hudson is every bit the Queen of Soul in scenes for the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic.
Filming for the movie kicked off in Georgia in September.
The Academy Award-winning actress was pictured on set in New York on Saturday with co-star Marlon Wayans, who will play the singer's first husband, Ted White.
The upcoming film titled Respect will reportedly centre on her rise to fame from singing as a child in her father's choir to becoming a music superstar.
South Africa and Tony award-winner Liesl Tommy makes her big screen directorial debut.
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Other cast members include Forest Whitaker, Audra McDonald, Mary J. Blige and Tituss Burgess.
In the pictures, Jennifer is seen sitting in a blue Cadillac alongside Marlon.
According to the DailyMail, the scene is reportedly set in 1966 and sees Marlon collecting money from a group of prostitutes while Jennifer sits in the passenger seat waiting for him to return.
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The film is set to be released on Friday, 14 August 2020.
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