NEWSAretha Franklin Wrangles Halle Berry for Biopic
Sept. 11 2010, Published 8:18 a.m. ET
Aretha Franklin wants Halle Berry to play her in an upcoming biopic based on the iconic “Respect” singer’s book Aretha: From These Roots, according to new reports.
The soulful singer sent out a press release detailing her picks for the film, including Denzel Washington as her father and Terrence Howard as Smokey Robinson, the Huffington Post reports.
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The release claims that everyone mentioned is very “enthusiastic about the project and have agreed to take on these roles, subject to further negotiation.”
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Denzel, “was very interested in the role,” according to the statement.
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The 68-year-old Tennessee native was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and has 20 hit singles to her name, not to mention a plethora of Grammy Awards.
