MGM Pushes Jennifer Hudson’s Aretha Franklin Biopic ‘Respect’ For Awards Season Christmas Release

Finally, a piece of release date news that’s not a depressing coronavirus-related delay.

MGM is pushing the release date of the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, which stars Jennifer Hudson as the powerful-voiced singer, for Christmas Day, with the intention of propping it up as an awards season contender.

The film was originally set to arrive in October.

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