Legendary singer Aretha Franklin has chosen singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson to play her in an upcoming biopic about the Queen of Soul. Franklin is unquestionably one of the greatest singers in history, the voice behind such classic 1960s R&B hits as “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” “Think” and “(You Make Me Feel) A Natural Woman.” The tunes are so iconic that they, along with many others, have turned up in more than a couple hundred films and television shows over the years, including The Big Chill, The Blues Brothers (which she also appeared in), Sex and the City and more recently, Scandal.
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