As announced by MGM on Thursday, Tommy will direct the film which will star Jennifer Hudson, a lead on-screen character to assume the role of Franklin.
Hudson was given a role as the late Queen of Soul in January 2018 after Franklin actually picked her for the job. At the time, Hudson played out a variety of Franklin’s tunes at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy slam.
Additionally Callie Khouri, who wrote 1991’s Thelma and Louise, will write the movie.
Tommy was nominated for a Tony Award for coordinating the 2016 Broadway creation of Overshadowed featuring Lupita Nyong’o. She will likewise coordinate a film adaptation of Trevor Noah’s collection of memoirs.
Aretha Franklin died at 76 years old in August 2018 from pancreatic cancer.
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