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New 'Respect' teaser video gives first look at Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin

MGMIf what you want is a first look at Jennifer Hudson portraying the Queen of Soul in the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, you got it!

A teaser-trailer premiered Friday featuring Hudson as Franklin belting out Aretha’s classic cover of Otis Redding‘s “Respect.” The 40-second clip begins with Jennifer, wearing a sparkly gold dress, standing on a dark stage backlit by a golden lights.

As Hudson comes to the end of the songs first verse, the word “respect” spelled out in giant illuminated letters appears behind her. Jennifer then belts out the chorus as each letter

 

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