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David Benedict At the start of the second half of Anthony McCarten’s art-world bio-drama “The Collaboration,” the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s agent finds himself alone on the scrappy sofa of Basquiat’s New York City studio — and unearths a syringe. A frown floods the agent’s face.

Ellise Shafer Sony Pictures has a stacked lineup for the Christmas box office this year, with Tom Hanks’ upcoming film “A Man Called Otto” and the Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” releasing within days of each other.“A Man Called Otto,” which was acquired by Sony last week for $60 million out of the European Film Market, will debut in theaters on Christmas Day. TriStar Pictures’ “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” starring Naomi Ackie as Houston, has now moved from Dec. 23 to Dec.

Sony revealed a number of release-date moves tonight, including taking the Jack Black-Ice Cube comedy off the schedule, dating the Sandra Oh horror pic Umma for next month and confirming the Tom Hanks-led remake A Man Called Otto for Christmas Day, as Deadline reported last week.

EXCLUSIVE: Bohemian Rhapsody scribe Anthony McCarten has scripted his stage play The Collaboration into a feature that will mark the film directorial debut of Kwame Kwei-Armah, with Paul Bettany playing the artist Andy Warhol and Jeremy Pope playing Jean-Michel Basquiat. The film will go into production later this year with McCarten producing through his Muse of Fire Productions along with oft-producing partner Denis O’Sullivan.

Oscar-winning Queen biopic have not fully remitted for his services, which should have guaranteed him 5% of GK Films’ profits from the $55 million production, Deadline reported.Only King and GK Films were named in McCarten’s 50-page filing — and not the studio’s parents, Fox and Disney, as the two entertainment giants officially merged in 2019.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer“Bohemian Rhapsody” grossed more than $900 million at the global box office, but the screenwriter says he has not seen a penny of net proceeds, because he was told the film actually lost $51 million.Anthony McCarten, a London-based novelist and playwright who also wrote the scripts for “Darkest Hour” and “The Theory of Everything,” filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that he is the latest victim of studio accounting.“Bohemian Rhapsody” tells

Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten has filed a lawsuit against producer Graham King and the latter’s production company, GK Films.As reported by Deadline, McCarten filed a breach of contract suit yesterday (November 17) for money owed from the 2018 Freddie Mercury biopic, which stars Rami Malek as the late Queen frontman.It’s said that the Bryan Singer-directed project had a budget of $55million (£41m) and grossed $911million (£675m) worldwide.

EXCLUSIVE: Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten has filed a breach of contract suit against Graham King and his GK Films for money owed on the 2018 Best Picture-nominated film about Queen and its iconic singer Freddie Mercury.

rumors always swirled that the two were romantically connected. In 2019, a book by Houston’s friend Robyn Crawford claimed that Houston in 1989 was infatuated with Murphy even as she was being pursued by Bobby Brown, and that she even tried to woo Murphy with no luck.

EXCLUSIVE: Nafessa Williams has been tapped to play Robyn Crawford in the biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody the upcoming feature about the late musical icon, Whitney Houston. Williams steps in for Moses Ingram who recently parted ways with the role. Also joining the cast are Clarke Peters and Tamara Tunie, who are John and Cissy Houston. Naomi Ackie will play Whitney Houston in the musical biopic with Kasi Lemmons directing.

Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.According to Deadline, Tucci joins Naomi Ackie who will play Houston in the feature film, which is written by Anthony McCarten and directed by Kasi Lemmons.Davis is the lawyer-turned-music producer and record executive who discovered Houston before anyone knew who she was.

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award-nominated actor Stanley Tucci has been tapped to play Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis in the biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the upcoming feature about the late musical icon, Whitney Houston.

Ashton Sanders will be playing a young Bobby Brown in the upcoming biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

EXCLUSIVE: Ashton Sanders has joined the cast of the biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the upcoming feature about the late musical icon, Whitney Houston. Sanders will play Bobby Brown and sources also tell Deadline that Black Label Media is coming on board to co-finance the film with Compelling Pictures and Primary Wave Music.

TriStar Pictures’ Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” will hit theaters on Dec. 23, 2022, the studio announced on Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE: Moses Ingram is set play Robyn Crawford opposite BAFTA winning actress Naomi Ackie in Sony Pictures and TriStar Pictures’ musical biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, based on the epic life and music of the iconic singer. Penned by Academy Award nominee Anthony McCarten with Stella Meghie directing.

EXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter Anthony McCarten and his Muse Of Fire Productions has teamed with Scooter Braun’s SB Projects and producer/financier Compelling Pictures’ Denis O’Sullivan & Jeff Kalligheri for Phantom. That is the working title of a music-filled big scale contemporary psychological thriller film loosely inspired by the 1910 novel Le Fantome de L’Opera by Gaston Leroux.

The Whitney Houston biopic has found its lead in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” actress Naomi Ackie.  Ackie will be the star of the upcoming film “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” which is titled after one of the late singing icon’s most popular songs.The film will be written by Anthony McCarten, best known for penning the recent Oscar-winning biopic about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, “Bohemian Rhapsody.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ackie was selected following a worldwide search

After months of searching, it seems the team behind the musical biopic of Whitney Houston’s life has found its leading lady.

Whitney Houston in an upcoming biopic titled I Wanna Dance With Somebody, set for release in November 2022.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ackie is currently in negotiations for the role with Sony and its TriStar division.

Naomi Ackie is taking on a legendary role.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNaomi Ackie will portray Whitney Houston in Sony’s upcoming musical biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.”Stella Meghie (“The Photograph”) is directing the film from a screenplay by “Bohemian Rhapsody” writer Anthony McCarten. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” is slated to release at Thanksgiving of 2022.“We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston.

BAFTA winner and Star Wars Rise of Skywalker star Naomi Ackie has notched the role of Whitney Houston in Sony/Tri-Star’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody which is set to be directed by Stella Meghie.

Also Read: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Writer Anthony McCarten in Talks to Write Bee Gees Biopic“How Can You Mend a Broken Hearts” is a Polygram Entertainment presentation and is produced by Kennedy/Marshall and White Horse Pictures production in association with Diamond Docs. Marshall also produces alongside Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa, as well as Mark Monroe.The film is executive produced by David Blackman, Jody Gerson, Steve Barnett, Nicholas Ferrall, Cassidy Hartmann and Ryan Suffern.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticMore than two and a half years after Gary Oldman took home the Oscar for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the Joe Wright-directed and Anthony McCarten-penned Darkest Hour, a History Channel writer is suing the actor, NBCUniversal and others connect to the movie for allegedly ripping off parts of his script.“[Ben Kaplan] spent years developing, writing and refining Churchill,” says the complaint, seeking a jury trial, filed last week in Los

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.

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.

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.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Anthony McCarten and his Muse of Fire Productions struck a deal with newly formed producer/financier Compelling Pictures, to produce the big screen adaptation of his forthcoming non-fiction book Wednesday at Warren’s, Friday at Bill’s.

The film will be produced by Clive Davis and directed by Stella Maghie in association with Houston's estate

Whitney Houston’s life is getting a feature film tribute. “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” will chronicle the life of the late singer who died in 2012 at age 48.The project is set to be written by Anthony McCarten, the mastermind behind the Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which earned four Academy Awards.

Music producer Clive Davis is working with the estate of late singer Whitney Houston for the biopicI Wanna Dance With Somebody. Anthony McCarten, the writer behind the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, will pen the screenplay, while Stella Meghie, who was behind the Issa Rae romance The Photograph, will direct.

There’s some good news for all the ardent fans of Whitney Houston as a biopic based on the late singer’s life is in the making under the guidance of Clive Davis, Grammy-winning music producer. The movie has been officially titled as I Wanna Dance With Somebody and will be produced by Oscar-nominee Anthony McCarten who will also be responsible for its scripting. There’s one more individual who will be associated with the production and she is Pat Houston.