First Look: Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston in ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’

Upcoming first trailer whitney houston A biopic has been published. Named after her 1987 chart-topping single of the same name, i want to dance with someone Scheduled to be released in December.

Directed by Kasi Lemmons and written by Anthony McCarten, this new film chronicles the life and career of the late R&B legend. i want to dance with someone Starring Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston.

“She’s been elevated in my life for so long that it felt like an impossible task to achieve,” Ackie said in an interview. people“But so many people have told me the same thing. If I hadn’t been scared and nervous, they’d think something was wrong with me.”

“The biggest challenge was putting off the fear of the magnitude of this task. Star Wars actress. “Nothing good comes from sitting in fear for too long,” she said.

Alongside Akky, she also starred in the movie Ashton Sanders that’s why bobby brownStanley Tucci as Clive Davis, Nafessa Williams as Robin Crawford, Clark Peters as John Huston and Tamara Tuney as Cissy Huston, Whitney’s mother.

“She is a tremendously incomparable artist, and her story is as awe-inspiring as it is tragic,” Lemmons said. deadline last year. “It’s an honor to be a part of bringing her life story and music to audiences.”

i want to dance with someone is set to hit theaters on December 21, 2022.

Check out the trailer below.