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Stella Meghie will direct 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' for Sony's TriStar label, with backing from the Whitney Houston estate and music producer Clive Davis.
After a worldwide search, Naomi Ackie has been chosen to play iconic performer Whitney Houston in the biopic
The British actress, who had a pivotal role in
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, is in negotiations for the feature from Sony and its TriStar division, which has set the movie for a Thanksgiving 2022 release.
Anthony McCarten, who wrote Queen biopic
Bohemian Rhapsody, penned the screenplay, while Stella Meghie, who was behind the Issa Rae romance