Uma konke kuhamba kahle UHalle Barry uzodlala indawo ka-Aretha Franklin ku-biopic mayelana nomculi wenganekwane elungiswayo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Aretha Franklin uqobo uphawule ukuthi uHalle Barry ungumlingisi ofanele kule ndima, ufuna nokuthi uDenzel Washington adlale ubaba wakhe noTerrence Howard odlala isihlabani seMotown uSmokey Robinson.
Umbhalo uzosuselwa ku-"Aretha: From These Roots", i-autobiography yomculi.