DETROIT Aretha Franklins niece spoke to Local 4s Evrod Cassimy about the newly released trailer for the movie that will profile her aunts life. Shes anxiously anticipating the world seeing her aunts life story on the big screen, but she does have a few reasons to be nervous. A trailer provided our first look at the new Aretha Franklin biopic starring Jennifer Hudson. I think shes brought a lot of grace and class to the role, Franklin said. So Im not so much nervous about the singing aspect.But what Cristal Robin Aretha Franklin is nervous about when it comes to the movie's release is understandable.