EJ Moreno with a video review of the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody… Trying to capture the iconic Whitney Houston is no easy task. The new biopic film, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, feels too hollow and rushed to capture the singer’s essence. Our critic EJ Moreno dives into why I Wanna […]
Movie Review – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody, 2022. Directed by Kasi Lemmons. Starring Naomi Ackie, Ashton Sanders, Stanley Tucci, Nafessa Williams, Lance A. Williams, Tamara Tunie, Clarke Peters, Daniel Washington, JaQuan Malik Jones, Kris Sidberry, Tanner Beard, Bailee Lopes, Jennifer Ellis, Bria Danielle Singleton, Adrian M. Mompoint, Dave Heard, Jaison Hunter, Luke Crory, Lynn Leger, Elegance Bratton, […]
Naomi Ackie is Whitney Houston in new I Wanna Dance with Somebody trailer
Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody which stars Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) as Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, the film is based on the life of the music icon, and follows her emotional journey from a New Jersey choir girl […]
Naomi Ackie is Whitney Houston on I Wanna Dance With Somebody poster
Sony Pictures has released a poster for the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody which gives us a first look as Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) as the music icon; take a look here… I Wanna Dance with Somebody is an upcoming feature about the late musical icon, Whitney […]
Whitney Houston’s The Bodyguard to get the remake treatment at Warner Bros.
It appears that Warner Bros. wish to express their “And I, will always love you” sentiment for 90s classic The Bodyguard by reimagining the beloved Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner blockbuster for a modern audience. Variety reports that the studio have tasked Tony-nominated playwright Matthew López (The Inheritance) with reimaging the 1992 romantic-drama, which grossed […]
Kasi Lemmons to direct Naomi Ackie in Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Eve’s Bayou and Harriet director Kasi Lemmons has stepped into the chair vacated by Stella Meghie to direct Naomi Ackie in the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Deadline cite good old ‘creative differences’ when it comes to the departure of The Photograph’s Stella Meghie, but she will remain on in an […]
Whitney Houston biopic in the works, Stella Meghie in talks to direct
A Whitney Houston biopic is currently in the works with a script from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten. According to Deadline, the biopic, titled I Wanna Dance With Somebody, will be a joint production between the Whitney Houston Estate, Primary Wave, and Grammy-winning music producer Clive Davis. Although the film doesn’t have a director as of yet, […]
Movie Review – Whitney (2018)
Whitney, 2018. Directed by Kevin MacDonald. SYNOPSIS: An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston. Before her death in 2012, Whitney Houston had become a punchline to a bad joke and her career had nose-dived after years of drugs and tabloid scandals. Her phenomenal voice had been forgotten. Following her death, people […]
Movie Review – Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
Whitney: Can I Be Me, 2017. Directed by Nick Broomfield and Rudy Dolezal. Featuring Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown and Robyn Crawford, David Roberts and Cissy Houston. SYNOPSIS: A documentary tracing the life of Whitney Houston, one of the most successful singers of the late 20th century. Catapulted into stardom in her early 20s, her career skyrocketed, with […]
