Naomi Ackie to participate in Whitney Houston in ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ biopic

A biopic of “The Voice” was purchased by Sony this August, and now they’ve uncovered an individual to participate in the legendary singer. Naomi Ackie will perform Whitney Houston in I Wanna Dance with Someone, a biopic on the late legend’s daily life.

In accordance to Deadline, Ackie is about to get “so emotional” in the forthcoming flick. In an formal statement, director Stella Meghie stated, “We used the much better element of the past year in an exhaustive research for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston. Naomi Ackie amazed us at each phase of the course of action. I was moved by her capability to capture the stage presence of a world-wide icon while bringing humanity to her interior daily life.” 

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Contrary to the controversial 2014 Lifetime Tv set motion picture directed by Angela Bassett, Whitney, this film has the official blessing of the Houston estate. The estate accepted of the screenplay, which unlike the Life span movie, has access to all of her finest hits, an essential component of Houston’s tale and legacy. 

Ackie starred in 1 of the final blockbusters ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, Star Wars: The Increase of Skywalker, very last winter season. Her other the latest credits contain Part 4 of Steve McQueen’s Compact Axe on BBC A person and Amazon Prime Video, and The Stop Of The F***Ing Globe on Netflix. Ackie lately received a BAFTA for Television set Best Supporting Actress for the Netflix strike. She also is established to star in a further musical movie, The Score, alongside Will Poulter and Johnny Flynn, which just lately wrapped generation in the U.K.

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I Wanna Dance With Any person is becoming generated by audio legend Clive Davis, and the screenplay is written by Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten. Sony expects to release the movie in Thanksgiving 2022 according to Range and is confident to be a must-enjoy movie event.

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