Naomi Ackie To Play Whitney Houston In Biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody
FOLLOW US ON: Los Angeles: The biopic on music legend Whitney Houston has found its lead star in actor Naomi Ackie. The British actor, known for starring Netflix series “The End of the F ing World” season two and “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker”, is in final negotiations to portray Houston in the movie, as per The Hollywood Reporter. Titled “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”, the movie was announced in April by Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis, who will produce it along with the singer’s estate and Primary Wave. Anthony McCarten, the Oscar-nominated scribe of “The Two Popes”, “Darkest Hour”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, and “The Theory Of Everything”, will pen the script for the project. He will also produce the movie.
Whitney Houston Biopic Casts Naomi Ackie in Lead Role After Exhaustive Search
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In announcing the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker star s casting as the late singing legend, director Stella Meghie praises her ability to capture the stage presence of a global icon. Dec 16, 2020
Stella Meghie, who is on board to serve as director, issued a statement on Tuesday, December 15 to announce Ackie s casting. We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston, she said.
The filmmaker cited the actress impressive skills when explaining why she was eventually chosen for the part. Naomi Ackie impressed us at every stage of the process, she gushed. I was moved by her ability to capture the stage presence of a global icon while bringing humanity to her interior life.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody: Naomi Ackie Nabs Whitney Houston Role in New Biopic
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker actress Naomi Ackie has been tapped to portray the role of Whitney Houston in Academy Award-winning screenwriter Anthony McCarten’s newest biographical film
I Wanna Dance With Somebody, centered around the life of the legendary singer. Set to be directed by
The Photograph’s Stella Meghie, the film is expected to be released by Sony and TriStar in Thanksgiving 2022.
“We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston,” Meghie said.
Whitney Houston Biopic Finds Its Lead in The Rise of Skywalker Star Naomi Ackie
Whitney Houston Biopic Finds Its Lead in The Rise of Skywalker Star Naomi Ackie
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker star Naomi Ackie will play Whitney Houston in the upcoming biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.
I Wanna Dance with Somebody, the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic from director Stella Meghie, has found its lead star. After what has been a worldwide search to find the perfect person to play Whitney, the filmmakers have set their sights on British actress Naomi Ackie. Perhaps best known for her role as Jannah in last year s
Naomi Ackie to star as Whitney Houston in R&B singer s biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody I Wanna Dance With Somebody will track the story of Whitney Houston from her musical beginnings through her tragic death in 2012. Naomi Ackie and Whitney Houston | Image from Twitter
The biopic on music legend Whitney Houston has found its lead star in actor Naomi Ackie.
The British actor, known for starring Netflix series
The End of the F ing World season two and
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, is in final negotiations to portray Houston in the movie, as per
Titled I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the movie was announced in April by Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis, who will produce it along with the singer s estate and Primary Wave.