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‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’: New Trailer Gives an Intense Look at the Woman Behind the Voice!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom Directed – Kasi Lemmons Starring – Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Clarke Peters Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’: New Trailer Gives an Intense Look at the Woman Behind the Voice!! Check It Out!!

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‘The Bodyguard’: Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner Starrer to Return to U.S. Theaters for 30th Anniversary!!

Whitney Houston‘s The Bodyguard is set to make a return to theaters in celebration of the classic’s 30th anniversary. The 1992 hit movie tells the story of pop icon Rachel Marron, played by Houston, as she navigates an obsessive stalker sending her disturbing threats. This prompts Rachel to enlist ex-secret service agent Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner) as her bodyguard, but their relationship quickly becomes complicated … Continue reading ‘The Bodyguard’: Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner Starrer to Return to U.S. Theaters for 30th Anniversary!!

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‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Trailer Reveals Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston!! Check It Out!!

Synopsis – The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom Directed – Kasi Lemmons Starring – Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Clarke Peters Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Trailer Reveals Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston!! Check It Out!!

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‘Cinderella: The Reunion’ to Reunite Original Cast for 25th Anniversary!!

For its 25th anniversary, ABC announced that their Wonderful World of Disney will be reuniting the cast of 1997’s live-action adaptation of Cinderella, starring Brandy Norwood as the titular princess. The event, Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20, will mark the first time in over two decades that ABC has aired the Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s classic in an hour-long program to celebrate the … Continue reading ‘Cinderella: The Reunion’ to Reunite Original Cast for 25th Anniversary!!

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‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’: Naomi Ackie led Whitney Houston Biopic Gets a Poster!! Check It Out!!

With a stacked cast and official release date of December 21 (just in time for the holidays!), the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody is really picking up steam. And now that so many of the big announcements have been made, we’re finally able to feast our eyes on the first roll-out of promotional material surrounding the upcoming music based drama. Today, the … Continue reading ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’: Naomi Ackie led Whitney Houston Biopic Gets a Poster!! Check It Out!!

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‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’: Stanley Tucci Cast as Legendary Producer Clive Davis in the Whitney Houston Biopic!!

Sony’s newest biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, has found its A&R man. Deadline reports that Stanley Tucci has been cast in the film, following the life and career of Whitney Houston, as Clive Davis, the music producer who was a major figure in Houston’s rise to stardom in the 1980s. Tucci joins Naomi Ackie as Houston herself, in the film directed by Kasi Lemmons … Continue reading ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’: Stanley Tucci Cast as Legendary Producer Clive Davis in the Whitney Houston Biopic!!

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‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’: Ashton Sanders Joins the Whitney Houston Biopic!!

As the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody nears production, the cast of Kasi Lemmons’ newest film is beginning to grow. Ashton Sanders, best known for his roles in Moonlight and Wu-Tang: An American Saga, has joined the film and will be playing a highly significant figure in the late icon’s life. Deadline reported that he has signed on to play Bobby … Continue reading ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’: Ashton Sanders Joins the Whitney Houston Biopic!!

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‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’: Kasi Lemmons to Direct Whitney Houston Biopic!!

According to Deadline, the Whitney Houston biopic has found its new director in Kasi Lemmons, the actress-turned-director who directed another biopic, Harriet, with Cynthia Erivo. Aptly titled I Wanna Dance With Somebody after the Houston hit of the same name, Lemmons is replacing the previous director Stella Meghie, who reportedly left the project due to creative differences. This is unsurprising as this biopic is certain … Continue reading ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’: Kasi Lemmons to Direct Whitney Houston Biopic!!

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‘Cinderella’: Brandy and Whitney Houston’s 1997 Film Coming to Disney+!!

There have been many versions of the classic fairy tale Cinderella, including a couple notable films made by Disney. But for readers of a certain generation, especially my millennial friends, neither the cartoon-mice take nor the Kenneth Branagh live-action interpretation are canonically the “correct” Disney version. To find this, we need to revisit 1997’s Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, a made-for-TV movie adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein‘s television musical from … Continue reading ‘Cinderella’: Brandy and Whitney Houston’s 1997 Film Coming to Disney+!!

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‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’: Whitney Houston Biopic Sets Naomi Ackie as Lead!!

The story of Whitney Houston, one of our greatest musicians who’s ever lived, will be told on the big screen in the upcoming biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody, the title of which is, of course, inspired by one of her greatest songs. We’ve known the writer and director behind this drama, but now, we know who will play Houston herself. Per Variety, Naomi Ackie will inhabit Whitney Houston … Continue reading ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’: Whitney Houston Biopic Sets Naomi Ackie as Lead!!

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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Screenwriter Working on a Whitney Houston Biopic!!

A Whitney Houston biopic is currently in the works, with a script from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten. As reported by Deadline, I Wanna Dance With Somebody will be a joint production between The Whitney Houston Estate and Primary Wave, as well as Clive Davis, the producer who initially signed Houston to Arista Records. Stella Meghie, who helmed the recent romantic drama The Photograph starring Issa … Continue reading ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Screenwriter Working on a Whitney Houston Biopic!!

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