“I Wanna Dance With Somebody”: First trailer for Whitney Houston’s biopic, from the creators of “Bohemian Rhapsody”

The musical biopic is in fashion. After the enormous success of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, which drove the world box office crazy, grossing a whopping 910.8 million dollars, projects on the great personalities of the music world have not stopped entering the development phase. The most important, Rocketman, with Taron Egerton as Elton John and “Elvis”, with Austin Butler as the King of Rock. They are now joined by “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”, the biopic by Whitney Houston, which arrives in Spanish cinemas at the end of this year and already has its first trailer.

The film is directed by Kasi Lemmons, who has experience in the biographical genre after directing the miniseries “Madam CJ Walker: A Self Made Woman” and the Harriet Tubman film “Harriet. In Search of Freedom ‘. The screenplay is by Anthony McCarten (“The Theory of Everything”), who also co-wrote “Bohemian Rhapsody.” McCarten also stars as a producer with Denis O’Sullivan (among others), who also produced the Freddie Mercury movie.

Leading the cast is British actress Naomi Ackie, who plays Whitney Houston. She is joined by Stanley Tucci as main music producer Clive Davis, Clarke Peters as John Houston, the singer’s father, Tamara Tunie as her mother, Cissy Houston and Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown, Whitney’s husband.

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Naomi Ackie is a 30-year-old British actress who has been working as an actress since 2016, participating in series such as “Doctor Who” or “The Bisexual”. The role that made her famous around the world was that of Jannah in ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’, although she also distinguished herself in Netflix’s acclaimed black comedy ‘The End of the F ** * ing World ‘, where he participated in his second season. Most recently, she appeared in Steve McQueen’s “Small Ax” anthology and in the second season of “Master of None”. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” could be her latest stepping stone, especially judging by the trailer, where the actress can be seen fully adopting the intonation and mannerisms of the hapless American singer.

described as “an exciting and energetic journey through Whitney Houston’s career and music”“I Wanna Dance With Somebody” will be released exclusively in theaters on December 21.