Last week Nia Long made a public plea for the starring role in Aretha Franklin's upcoming bio-pic [click here if you missed that].
Well, Nia's going to have to fight Jennifer Hudson for the part...
According to party goers at an exclusive gig in New York this week, Jennifer Hudson gave an impromptu performance of a medley of Aretha Franklin hits and mentioned that she'd love to play Aretha in a film someday and playfully asked, 'Is anyone listening?' as if someone in the room had a hand in casting Aretha's bio-pic.
Aretha Franklin wants Halle Berry for the role.
