First Footage Of "No-holds-barred" Whitney Houston Biopic Released

The first trailer footage of the Whitney Houston biopic starring Naomi Ackie has been released.

Titled 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody', the biopic is to also feature actors Stanley Tucci, Clarke Peters and Ashton Sanders and others. It will also be directed by Antony McCarten and Kasi Lemmons.

“The film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice", a synopsis for the biopic read. 

“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. Don’t you wanna dance?”.

Check out the trailer below. 

'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' is to hit the screens on December 26. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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