As for the other part of this story - the biopic - the Queen wanted Halle Berry to play her (in her later years?).
https://ew.com/article/2011/01/26/aretha-franklin-halle-berry-biopic/ Regrettably, this made the news lately because it was the subject of an argument that led to gunfire.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/08/17/apparent-argument-over-whether-halle-berry-should-play-aretha-franklin-ends-in-shooting-in-virginia/?utm_term=.270c25ae007c David On Saturday, August 18, 2018, 10:54:57 PM EDT, Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: I don’t know who broke the story, but my friend Chris has been chasing the story for years. https://variety.com/2018/music/news/aretha-franklin-films-biopic-amazing-grace-jennifer-hudson-1202909105/ On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 7:38 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV <tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: A "lost" documentary of two LA church concerts she famously released on record could finally see the light of day, if all the legal snafus can be worked out... The Trib (link), tho it says the WaPo broke it... B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.