Whitney Houston Biopic Finds Its Star in Naomi Ackie (Exclusive)

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 Whitney Houston  won’t have to wait until her biopic premieres on Thanksgiving of 2022 to learn more about her. Lifetime just released the first trailer of a new documentary about Houston and her daughter.

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Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown's story is coming to Lifetime.

Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown's story is coming to Lifetime.

Lifetime is exploring the lives and deaths of Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown.

Angela Bassett is taking a look back at the iconic film. The celebrated actress is reflecting on her experiences on set, and working alongside the late, great Whitney Houston.«You know, working with Whitney…  we were all such a fan. So to come to know each other, to play cards, to go bowling, to that regular simple joys of life stuff? It was great,» Bassett recently told ET's Kevin Frazier.

(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.

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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

The Whitney Houston biopic has found its star. 

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.