JenniferHudson's hair and makeup in the upcoming biopic Respect takes us through the evolution of ArethaFranklin's signature style ✨
bellowing voice fills every corner, every crevice of the church as she sings "Amazing Grace," adjusting her vocals to fully embody Aretha Franklin and pay her "respect." The Director, Liesel Tommy, yells cut — but Hudson keeps going. "Jennifer couldn't stop,"Hudson's voice is one you come across once in a generation.
to develop each beauty look. "I was adamant about having Stevie as a trailer partner," recalls Davis. The two worked together before on the TV series. "This one was really important to me because we were telling an icon's story," says Martin.One of the first challenges the pair faced in the process of styling the actors who played Franklin was the lack of photos they had of the singers as a kid or a teen.
One thing that was unique about this production, Martin shares, is that there were several Black staffers working on it, a rather uncommon occurrence in the movie industry. "You normally don't see a trailer full of African-Americans on a project. It was a lovely thing to see that it was people like myself telling Aretha Franklin's story," he says.
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