Naomi Ackie and Whitney Houston (Photo: via Getty Images)
After months of anticipation, the first official trailer has finally arrived for the latest look at the life of the iconicWhitney Houston. British actress and BAFTA Award-winnerNaomi Ackieis stepping into the legendary shoes of Whitney Houston in the lead role in the Sony/TriStar biopicI Wanna Dance With Somebody.
Naomi Ackie is accompanied in the film by co-starsAshton SandersasBobby Brown, Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis and Tamara Tunie as Cissy Houston. I Wanna Dance With Somebody is set to be released in theaters on December 21st.
The film is described as a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice, while tracing the inspiring story of a New Jersey choir girl who went on to become one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists in music history.
As we previously reported back in August 2020, while there have already been television biopics and documentaries about the life of Whitney Houston, this will be the first feature film. I Wanna Dance With Somebody will be produced by Pat Houstonon behalf of the Houston Estate, Clive Davis and more. The film will also have the rights to use all of Whitneys hits, something that no other project documenting her life has ever had.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody is directed by Kasi Lemmons, who most recent directly the Harriet Tubman biopic Harriet and written by Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten.
