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Aretha Franklin is bringing her life story to the big screen. She opens up during her birthday party at New York City's Ritz Carlton Hotel that she's in final negotiations to make it happen and even has picked an actress to play her in the movie. She also says teases the people involved in the production and reveals that she has the creative control.

"I'm in the last of the negotiations, because we have agreed on the key things and the most important things," she spills to The Huffington Post. "So it's just something minimal to finish, and then we can move forward from there. It's some of the people that were involved in 'Straight Outta Compton' and this is gonna be Straight Outta Detroit."

The 74-year-old singer once wanted Halle Berry to play her, but later expressed her desire to cast either Audra McDonald or Jennifer Hudson. "It's been a long, long haul, but I think we're right at it now," she teases of the lead actress. "I spoke to the young lady about a week ago - I won't say which one of the two it was - but I spoke to her, and she's ready. We're gonna go forward with it."