Kevin Willmott’s ‘The 24th’ About 1917 Houston Riot Lands At Vertical Entertainment

NEW YORK -- The sole photograph related to the Houston Riot of 1917 shows 64 Black soldiers sitting with arms folded and legs crossed behind a rope. Their sheer number, in a courtroom otherwise populated by white men, suggests they’re part of the audience but they’re not.

Whitney Houston.Although there are more movies based on the personal life and musical career of the late songstress, this will be the first film authorized by The Whitney Houston Estate.

It’s been just revealed that Whitney Houston biopic has an official release date – 2022. The Shade Room has all the details about the subject and you can also check them out below.

I Wanna Dance With Somebody.The studio, along with its TriStar division, will helm the project written by Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Anthony McCarten and directed by The Photograph‘s Stella Meghie. A November 2022 cinema release is promised as part of the deal.I Wanna Dance With Somebody has the backing of Houston’s estate as well as music producer Clive Davis.

A new Whitney Houston biopic is coming.

Whitney Houston's estate., as the movie is titled, has been set up at Sony Pictures and TriStar Pictures, ET can confirm. The pic is said to be «informed by those who knew her best» and promises to take viewers on «an emotional, energetic journey through her career and music.»The biopic will be helmed by Stella Meghie, who previously directed Issa Rae in this year's, from a script by Anthony McCarten, who recently adapted another music icon's life story in 2018's.

Canadian director Stella Meghie is taking on an iconic subject for her next project.

Where do broken hearts go? To Sony Pictures. After a protracted bidding war, Sony and its TriStar division have won I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the musical biopic of singer Whitney Houston. A theatrical commitment was

Dave McNary Film ReporterSony has bought the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic, titled “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” The studio plans to release the movie in theaters around Thanksgiving in 2022.Stella Meghie (“The Photograph”) directed the film from a script by Anthony McCarten (“The Two Popes,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Darkest Hour”).Music producer Clive Davis is producing “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” which is being made in collaboration with the Whitney Houston Estate.

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Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Sony’s TriStar Pictures has won a hot and heavy auction for I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the feature film on the life and music of iconic songstress Whitney Houston. The studio has already staked out a Thanksgiving, 2022 release date for the film.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Tylor Norwood’s (The United States of Detroit, Paper Tigers) documentary Robin’s Wish has landed at Vertical Entertainment. The company has acquired the North American distribution rights to the feature that chronicles the late Robin Williams’ final days and, for the first time, focus on his fight against a deadly neurodegenerative disorder known as Lewy Body Dementia.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to John Leguizamo’s feature directorial debut Critical Thinking, which he also stars in and produced.Written by Dito Montiel, Critical Thinking tells the 1998 true story of five LatinX and Black teenagers from Miami Jackson Senior High School, located in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Miami, who fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance

John Legend and Andra Day delivered a beautiful duet during Joe Biden's 'Celebration for Change' live streaming fundraiser Sunday night (July 26).The pair traded vocals and harmonized on a cover of Whitney Houston's take of "Greatest Love of All."Legend sat at his piano by a shelf full of awards, while Day sang from a studio setting for the virtual event in support of Democratic presidential candidate Biden.Jay Leno, hosting the fundraiser, said both singers would return for solo performances