I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Watch Trailer Now
Naomi Ackie stars as Whitney Houston
Style Magazine Newswire | 9/15/2022, 12:08 p.m.
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
Drama/Music/Biography
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, written by Academy Award® nominee Anthony McCarten, produced by legendary music executive Clive Davis and starring BAFTA Award® winner Naomi Ackie, the film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice. From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve never heard them before. Don’t you wanna dance?
Directed by: Kasi Lemmons
Written by: Anthony McCarten
Produced by: Anthony McCarten
Pat Houston
Clive Davis
Larry Mestel
Denis O’Sullivan
Jeff Kalligheri
Matt Jackson
Molly Smith
Trent Luckinbill
Thad Luckinbill
Matt Salloway
Christina Papagjika
Cast: Naomi Ackie
Stanley Tucci
Ashton Sanders
Tamara Tunie
Nafessa Williams
and Clarke Peters
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