Jennifer Hudson is gearing up for her turn as powerhouse Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic, Respect. The Oscar winner acknowledged there's a level of pressure living up to the Queen of Soul, who personally handpicked her to step into her shoes for the movie.
Hudson, who looked glam in head-to-toe Dolce & Gabbana, recently released a new original song from the upcoming movie, "Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)."
"You should feel the church in it, the spirit, the soul," she said, acknowledging that she wanted to pay homage to Franklin's roots. "I wanted to make sure that was the base and the premise of everything because Aretha was the gospel... I'm so happy to hear that [it sounds like Aretha] because that was my sentiments exactly."
"I'm not going to perform but I'm going to be in the midst of the ladies and just here to celebrate each other and be here of our own accord," she said.
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