With the Jennifer Hudson-led “Respect” due in August, it’s the first of two major Queen of Soul projects this year. Franklin in a provocative portrayal of Aretha’s father.
The dramatized series chronicles Franklin’s rise from a Detroit church to the heights of global acclaim, with a nuanced performance by Erivo and a vigorous one by Courtney B. Two episodes will air nightly, becoming available on Hulu the following days. “And for me, that came in the intimate moments.”įranklin is fascinatingly multifaceted in the eight-part “Genius: Aretha,” which runs Sunday through Wednesday on National Geographic. “There were scenes where you realized the scope of the story you're telling, and the magnitude of the person,” Erivo said. Traversing decades of Franklin’s life and career as she played the Queen of Soul in the new “Genius: Aretha,” the much-decorated singer-actor discovered that the late star’s real power emerged as she confronted - and conquered - her offstage challenges.
You can't play the style of football defensively, that they want to play.View Gallery: Stills from 'Genius: Aretha,' the eight-part NatGeo series on Aretha Franklinįor Cynthia Erivo, Aretha Franklin became larger than life during the quiet times. They hand the ball off to a wide receiver, and he's getting nine, 10 yards a carry. "The bigger concern for me is the defense. Sharpe had some things to say about the team's putrid performance on defense as well. But they fell behind, and he doesn't understand the no-huddle, the two-minute drill. You don't know tendencies, he doesn't know your tendencies. That's the problem I have with Matthew Stafford putting up the deep ball. They don't have a whole lot of chemistry. "It's hard to do that with a guy that just got there Thursday or Friday. "I think the Rams anticipated him playing a lot more than he did, but because they fell behind, you've got to go hurry-up," Sharpe explained. Shannon Sharpe was much more sympathetic toward L.A.'s new wideout, giving a number of explanations to account for the difficulties he faced. Now he needs to be better than Robert Woods, and I just don't think he is."
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