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Just as things were seemingly returning to normal – albeit slowly for some – it would seem that we may be going back to studios possibly shifting release dates for their more prominent properties. Or maybe “Clifford the Big Red Dog” is simply an outlier.

Just as things were seemingly returning to normal – albeit slowly for some – it would seem that we may be going back to studios possibly shifting release dates for their more prominent properties. Or maybe “Clifford the Big Red Dog” is simply an outlier.

The 74th Locarno Film Festival will take place in person from August 4 to August 14 in Locarno, Switzerland, and the festival’s film lineup has been announced via The Hollywood Reporter. The Swiss event was founded back in 1946 and is one of the longest-running film festivals in the world.

Two musical greats have teamed up to honor a legend! On Friday, Jennifer Hudson released «Here I Am (Singing My Way Home),» a new original song co-written with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Carole King and songwriter Jamie Hartman. The single not only marks the first collaboration between the GRAMMY winners but also serves as the sole original song on the soundtrack for the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic . Hudson, who was chosen by Franklin to portray her in the film before her death, called the song the «final exhale» of the production and praised King as «one of the greatest songwriters of all time.»«Music is such a living and breathing character in this film, as it was in Ms. Franklin's life.

Jennifer Hudson demands some «Respect» in the trailer for the titular Aretha Franklin biopic, and we'll be damned if she doesn't deserve it!Fans got their first look at the film back in June 2020 when a teaser officially revealed Hudson as the legendary Queen of Soul. The new trailer further fleshes out the story directed by Liesl Tommy, which details Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom.  follows Hudson's rendition of Franklin as she toils through trials and tribulations to find her voice. The film boasts a star-studded cast alongside Hudson that includes Mary J.

Every year is a good year to stan female directors, but 2021 has cooked us up a real feast. Acting veterans like Rebecca Hall, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, and Halle Berry are finally claiming their director’s chairs on feature films, while arthouse icon Jane Campion is returning to hers after 12 years.

Jennifer Hudson honored Aretha Franklin on the second anniversary of the music legend’s passing.The 38-year-old Oscar-winning singer/actress, who will be playing the Queen of Soul in the upcoming biopic Respect, took to Instagram on Sunday (August 16, 2020) to remember the late star.“Something tells me that you are walking around heaven singing all day !” Jennifer wrote, along with a black and white photo of Aretha. “I know u got your mansion, far more than just standing room ! Singing in the heavenly choir !“Still Can’t believe we lost you 2 years ago today,” the I Remember Me star added.

Jennifer Hudson is honoring the memory of a music legend. The singer paid tribute to the iconic Aretha Franklin on the second anniversary of her death.Hudson — who portrays the Queen of Soul in the upcoming biopic, — shared a powerful black-and-white throwback snapshot to Instagram to commemorate Franklin's legacy.«Something tells me that you are walking around heaven singing all day!» Hudson wrote alongside the photo of Franklin performing when she was young.

In today’s film news roundup, Jennifer Hudson’s “Respect” is moved back two months, another film festival is postponed and “Lupin the Third: the First” and “Raising Buchanan” find distribution.

The gifted vocalist, the late Aretha Franklin, is receiving her own Hollywood biopic. This stellar performer, who passed away in 2018, is being brought into a new light in the 2020 feature film “Respect.” A new teaser trailer for the production has been released now that a new release date has been given.