Aretha
Aretha is a feature film that has completed production with Tradecraft Films, Harvey Mason Media and MGM Studios attached. Liesl Tommy (director), Michael Fottrell (producer) and Harvey Mason Jr. (producer) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in New York, NY and Detroit, MI in October 2019. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
Project Summary
Centers on Aretha Franklin's transition from gospel singer to mainstream artist in the early sixties to mid-seventies, exploring her rise to fame and delving into her interpersonal relationships, most notably how her abusive husband and autocratic father helped inspire and shape her music during that time.
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Liesl Tommy |
Writing
| Writer | Callie Khouri |
Cast
| Cast | Jennifer Hudson |
Production
| Producer | Michael Fottrell |
| Producer | Harvey Mason Jr. |
| Producer | Scott Bernstein |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on Aretha
Aretha has finished principal photography. How productions hire crew · Working as an extra · Reaching the production office
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/aretha (last updated Apr 28, 2026).