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EXCLUSIVE: Y’Lan Noel (The First Purge), Mikey Madison (Better Things) and Brett Gelman (Stranger Things) are set as leads opposite Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o in Lady In The Lake, Apple TV+’s limited series adaptation of Laura Lippman’s book, created and directed by Alma Har’el (Honey Boy) and produced by Endeavor Content.

EXCLUSIVE: The Photograph helmer Stella Meghie has been set to direct episodes of the Marvel Studios/Disney+ series Wonder Man, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

EXCLUSIVE: Actress DeWanda Wise (Jurassic World: Dominion) has signed with M88 for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Taylour Paige (Zola) has signed on to star alongside Vito Schnabel in The Trainer, the upcoming dark comedy, which Tony Kaye (American History X) is directing from a script by Schnabel and Jeff Solomon.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer, director and producer Stella Meghie (The Photograph, The Weekend) has signed with Lighthouse Management & Media for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Peretti, the comedian, actress and writer best known for her role as Gina Linetti on the hit comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has signed with CAA for representation.

EXCLUSIVE:  Black Box actor Mamoudou Athie is reteaming with Amazon Studios for their feature The Burial, based on the New Yorker article by Jonathan Harr.

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.

(CNN)"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" has reportedly found its star.According to the Hollywood Reporter, British actress Naomi Ackie has been chosen to play the late singer Whitney Houston in the planned biopic."We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston," the film's director Stella Meghie told the publication. "Naomi Ackie impressed us at every stage of the process.

 Whitney Houston  would have a biopic set to be released for Thanksgiving 2022. More details have surfaced about the film, including that British actress Naomi Ackie could portray Houston in I Wanna Dance With Somebody.“We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston,” the film’s director Stella Meghie told Hollywood Reporter.

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.

Sony Pictures and TriStar have been developing a biopic feature film with director Stella Meghie based on singer and sometimes-actress Whitney Houston titled “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and have now selected an actress to play the lead role. Deadline now reveals that “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” actress Naomi Ackie has landed the part of Whitney Houston.

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.

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.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Multiple Grammy award-winning recording artist Alicia Keys is attached to produce a currently untitled Netlfix romantic comedy that explores the bonds of love and family.

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.

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.

Your film “The Photograph” was released earlier this year. How did your experience differ from previous projects?I loved shooting in Louisiana.

InThe Photograph, the romance is meant to be both captivating and realistic. Meet-cutes have that necessary spark but director Stella Meghie makes a point of avoiding cliches, saying she opts for characters, especially women, to be "grounded." As the filmmaker explains, for romance movies — comedies and dramas alike — to be successful, the audience has to be invested in more than just the relationship.

Crafting a great romance is no small feat.

Crafting a great romance is no small feat.

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.

Whitney Houston’s iconic career is about to come to life on the big screen.

By Dave McNary

Music producer Clive Davis is working with the estate of late singer Whitney Houston for the biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.Anthony McCarten, the writer behind Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, will pen the screenplay, while Stella Meghie, who was behind Issa Rae romance The Photograph, will direct.Pat Houston will produce the movie on behalf of the Houston Estate, along with Davis, Primary Wave Music's Larry Mestel, Denis O’Sullivan and McCarten.With the backing of the estate, I Wanna Dance

By Mike Fleming Jr

“The Photograph” is about to enter its third week in theaters. My head’s still spinning from the reviews and Twitter response — but let’s pretend I don’t read those.

Issa Rae co-stars in two romantic movies with leading men of color this year: “The Photograph,” a drama with Lakeith Stanfield, and the upcoming rom-com “The Lovebirds” with Kumail Nanjiani. Rae said the former — written and directed by Stella Meghie — echoes the nostalgia of one of her favorite films centered on black love, “Love & Basketball.” The latter features a coupling she hasn’t seen since Denzel Washington romanced Sarita Choudhury in 1991’s “Mississippi Masala.”