Sony Footage has dropped a brand new I Wanna Dance With Any person clip (through Rotten Tomatoes) from the forthcoming biographical drama centering across the life and music of Whitney Houston. The movie is scheduled to reach in theaters on December 23 in the USA.
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The video previews Naomi Ackie’s efficiency of probably the most iconic moments of Houston’s profession: singing the nationwide anthem on the Tremendous Bowl. It reveals the listeners’ response as Houston wows everybody along with her unimaginable voice.
Take a look at the brand new I Wanna Dance With Any person clip under:
I Wanna Dance With Any person, a title derived from one in every of Houston’s iconic songs, is directed by Kasi Lemmons (Harriet) from a screenplay written by Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody). Becoming a member of Ackie are Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie, Nafessa Williams, and Clarke Peters.
“The movie is a robust and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston,” reads the synopsis. “It’s a no-holds-barred portrait of the advanced and multifaceted girl behind The Voice. From New Jersey choir woman to one of many best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant — and so emotional — journey via Houston’s trailblazing life and profession, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve by no means heard them earlier than. Don’t you wanna dance?”
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Producers are McCarten, Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis, Pat Houston, and Major Wave’s Larry Mestel and Denis O’Sullivan, with Stella Meghie (The {Photograph}), who was beforehand hooked up to direct, nonetheless serving as an government producer.
I Wanna Dance With Any person is a co-production by The Whitney Houston Property and Major Wave. As a result of blessing of Houston’s property and Davis, the undertaking has been approved to make use of the late singer’s catalog and vocals. Nicole Brown, Shary Shirazi, and Brittany Morrissey are additionally set to supervise the undertaking on behalf of TriStar Footage.
