Tony winner Liesl Tommy (WME, MGMT) will direct Jennifer Hudson in the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect for MGM….

Rebel Wilson (WME, Sloane Offer) and Jason Derulo (CAA, 23 Management) will join Jennifer Hudson in Working Title and Universal’s Cats. Please Note: Illustration(s) are not available due to copyright restrictions….

Singer-actress Kristin Chenoweth collects her fifth charting effort on the Billboard 200–and highest-charting album yet on Top Album Sales–as For the Girls begins at Nos. 68 and 11 on the tallies, respectively. The…