Tag: Respect
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Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Free Guy’ Beats Expectations, Taking The Top Spot With $28.4 Million At North American Box Office
On a weekend that saw the arrival of three new major releases, moviegoers said “Hello, Ryan Reynolds” and “Adios, Suicide Squad” as Free Guy, the irreverent action comedy from 20th Century Studios and Disney, dominated a crowded field, landing at No. 1 at the domestic box office with a stronger-than-expected $28.4 million haul. As for…
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‘Free Guy’ Breaks Out With $28.4 Million as ‘Suicide Squad’ Collapses in its Second Week
Disney’s “Free Guy” broke free of expectations on and off the screen. It grossed $28.4 million, beating projections by more than 40 percent. It was one of three new wide releases and the only one to stand out. What propelled the Ryan Reynolds comedy, and held back “Don’t Breathe 2” ($10.6 million) and “Respect” ($8.8…
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‘Free Guy’ Takes No. 1 As ‘The Suicide Squad’ Plummets at Box Office
20th Century Studios’ “Free Guy” is performing above box office expectations thanks to a mix of strong word of mouth and, quite possibly, its theaters-only release. The Ryan Reynolds comedy earned $10.5 million from 4,165 locations on Friday and is now estimated for a $26 million opening weekend.In fact, all three of this weekend’s new…
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‘Respect’ Review: Aretha Franklin Is Latest Musical Genius to Get a Rote Biopic About Her Remarkable Life
When Lisel Tommy’s Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” opens, Aretha is still just a kid, hoping to please her dad with her out-of-this-world pipes. Aretha (played as a child by Skye Dakota Turner) gets her wish: her high-flying dad rouses her from sleep to come downstairs and share her gift with a packed house of carousing…
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‘Respect’ Review: Jennifer Hudson Gives Flattering Yet Flat Aretha Franklin Portrait
From age 10 till 30, Aretha Franklin sure could sing, but she hadn’t yet found her voice. At least, that’s the take served up in “Respect,” a solid if somewhat conventional feature directing debut for Broadway helmer Liesl Tommy which flatters Franklin in practically every way, beginning with the casting of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson…
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Jennifer Hudson Will Earn Oscar ‘Respect’ as Aretha Franklin
Actors will love Liesl Tommy’s Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect.” Thirteen years after the Queen of Soul first approached Jennifer Hudson, who had just won her “Dreamgirls” Oscar, with the idea of playing her in a movie, “Respect” wrapped filming in February 2020, one month before lockdown. MGM decided to push back the movie from December…
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‘Respect’ Trailer: Jennifer Hudson Is The Queen Of Soul
We’ve had definitive biopics on legendary Black soul artists like James Brown (“Get On Up“), Miles Davis (“Miles Ahead“), Tina Turner (“What’s Love Got To Do With It“), and Ray Charles (“Ray“). And while she’s appeared in many films and there have been documentaries made about her, there’s never really been a definitive movie biopic…
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Aretha Franklin Vinyls, Books, and More That You Should Own
All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Aretha Franklin was the kind of shooting star that sprints through the atmosphere only once in a lifetime. Born…
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Jennifer Hudson Eyed to Star in Christmas Song Comedy
Jennifer Hudson is producing and eyed to star in an untitled Christmas song comedy at New Line.The feature will include both new and classic Christmas songs and center on a down-and-out singer’s life being turned upside down when she is mistaken for writing the next Christmas hit. Ira Madison III is writing the screenplay.Hudson will…
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MGM pushes ‘Respect’ into August 2021 for next awards season
Tomb Raider 2 currently unset.In the latest release delay due to the pandemic, MGM has pushed its Aretha Franklin biopic Respect out of the current awards season and moved the US release from January 15, 2021, to August 13, 2021.The film, which stars Jennifer Hudson as the iconic late R&b singer, will open wide through…