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
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Ackie is best-known for her roles in
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker as well as on the Netflix series
The End of the F ing World, which earned her a BAFTA. We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston, director Stella Meghie said in a statement. Naomi Ackie impressed us at every stage of the process. I was moved by her ability to capture the stage presence of a global icon while bringing humanity to her interior life.
The Hollywood Reporter, who was first to report that she was in final negotiations for the part. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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The movie will be written by Anthony McCarten the screenwriter behind the 2018 s Freddie Mercury biopic
Bohemian Rhapsody and directed by Stella Meghie, who previously helmed
The Photograph and
Everything, Everything. We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston, Meghie said in a statement in a statement to the outlet. Naomi Ackie impressed us at every stage of the process. I was moved by her ability to capture the stage presence of a global icon while bringing humanity to her interior life.
Posted on Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 by Ethan Anderton
Whitney Houston was an incomparable, chart-topping singer with a powerful voice and a vivacious presence. So finding someone to play the singer/actress required a worldwide search to find the perfect actress to bring her to life in the upcoming biopic
I Wanna Dance with Somebody. But rather than finding an unknown star, it’s
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker co-star
Naomi Ackie who has landed the lead role in the Sony/TriStar production coming to theaters in the fall of 2022.
The Hollywood Reporter has news on who is playing Whitney Houston with director
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