The actress opens up to ET about starring in 'Genius: Aretha,' which depicts the ups and downs of Franklin's iconic career. After making a name for herself on Broadway in The Color Purple and earning ...

"She's fascinating and brilliant and went through a lot and made a lot of great music," said the Genius star Nicholas Rice is a Senior News Editor, Weekends for PEOPLE. He began working for the brand ...

*Casting is underway for who will play the tween Aretha Franklin in a biopic starring Jennifer Hudson. An online casting search has been announced and one young, unknown performer could score their ...

Musical biopics are catnip for the Academy actors' branch. Actors will love Liesl Tommy’s Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect.” Thirteen years after the Queen of Soul first approached Jennifer Hudson, who ...

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ATLANTA — Casting directors working on the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic are looking for an actress to play civil rights activist Coretta Scott King for a background scene. The scene, featuring the ...

You can never have too much Aretha Franklin. On Tuesday, March 16's all-new E! News' Daily Pop, Cynthia Erivo caught up with E!'s Justin Sylvester and discussed her ...

Really, we could stop the introduction there. (We could listen to her sing the phone book, in all honesty.) But just for fun, we’ll continue. Portrayed in a recent biopic by the talented singer and ...