Whitney Houston fans are in for a treat this Christmas! Get your dancing shoes on, and your tissues ready for what will likely be a joyous but also tearful trip to the cinema to see a brand new biopic about the singing legend. ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ is a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, written by Academy Award® nominee Anthony McCarten, produced by legendary music executive Clive Davis and starring BAFTA Award® winner Naomi Ackie, the film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice. From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve never heard them before.
Watch the first trailer for I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY