Jennifer Hudson: She’s still with me, almost every day in some way. Did you take her home with you after you shot? The end-titles theme they co-wrote with Jamie Hartman, “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home),” ties up Franklin’s story, but though they’re too humble to say so, it’s their theme, too - two greats in their own right whose paths homeward have just happened to pass through Aretha’s shadow.Ĭarole King: Jen, you inhabited Aretha. Hudson, as everyone knows, was handpicked by the late legend to portray her on-screen. King, of course, co-wrote the blockbuster ballad “(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman,” which, if it wasn’t the star-making breakout for Aretha, was certainly her star- cementing song back in 1967. 13.īesides possible time spent at awards podiums in the near future, something these two artists share is having co-written an original song for “Respect” that brings something new out of their eras-spanning connections to the Queen of Soul. Hudson, who won a supporting actress Oscar in 2007 for her first film role, in “Dreamgirls,” is being talked up as a serious contender in the upcoming awards races for her starring turn as Aretha Franklin in the long-awaited biopic “ Respect,” which reaches theaters Aug. King will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a performer at the next ceremony in October, after previously qualifying as a songwriter. Jennifer Hudson and Carole King each have a lot to celebrate this year.
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