Jennifer Hudson tapped to headline musical Christmas movie after Oh Santa! cover with Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande
She just joined Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande on a cover of Carey’s Oh Santa! for the pop superstar’s Magical Christmas Special on Apple TV+.
And now Deadline.com is reporting that Jennifer Hudson is set to headline a musical Christmas movie for New Line Cinema.
The actress and singer, 39, will also serve as a producer on the project alongside Jonathan Glickman, who produced her Aretha Franklin biopic Respect.
New role: Jennifer Hudson is set to star in and produce a musical Christmas movie for New Line Cinema, Deadline.com reported on Wednesday
Festive spirit: The news comes after Hudson joined Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande on a cover of Carey’s Oh Santa! for the pop superstar’s Magical Christmas Special on Apple TV+
The plot for the new comedy centers on Hudson as a down on her luck singer who is mistakenly credited with writing the next Christmas hit.
The American Idol alum will perform holiday standards as well as new Christmas songs in the movie, according to Deadline.
Hudson, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for 2006’s Dreamgirls, was last seen on the big screen in the star-studded box office bomb Cats.
Will feature standards and new music: The plot for the new comedy centers on Hudson as a down on her luck singer who is mistakenly credited with writing the next Christmas hit
Misstep: The actress and singer, 39, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for 2006’s Dreamgirls, was last seen on the big screen in the star-studded box office bomb Cats
Meanwhile, her Aretha movie Respect is slated for a summer 2021 release after being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Respect tells the life story of the Queen Of Soul who personally tapped Hudson to play her on the big screen before her death in August 2018.
The film’s supporting cast includes Marlon Wayans, Forest Whitaker, Titus Burgess, Mary J. Blige and Audra McDonald.
Icon: Hudson has wrapped filming on the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect which is slated to be released in the summer of 2021 after being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s pictured with co-star Malon Wayans in an image from the production