{"id":14973,"date":"2022-11-09T15:43:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T15:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/09\/kasi-lemmons-whitney-houston-biopic-arrives-this-christmas\/"},"modified":"2022-11-09T15:43:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T15:43:34","slug":"kasi-lemmons-whitney-houston-biopic-arrives-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/09\/kasi-lemmons-whitney-houston-biopic-arrives-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Kasi Lemmons&#8217; Whitney Houston Biopic Arrives This Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main \">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The story of celebrity singer <strong>Whitney Houston<\/strong> is finally one about tragedy. Gone nicely earlier than her time, one of many world\u2019s brightest stars and biggest singers of all time nonetheless was in a position to go away an indelible mark on the world, which is proven within the new movie, \u201c<strong>I Wanna Dance with Somebody<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/wakanda-forever-review-black-panther-sequel-heart-soul-stakes-20221108\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ MORE: \u2018Wakanda Forever\u2019 Review: \u2018Black Panther\u2019 Sequel Is Overstuffed &amp; Yet Still Succeeds With Heart, Soul, Grief &amp; Great Stakes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As seen within the trailer for the movie, \u201cI Wanna Dance with Somebody\u201d stars <strong>Naomi Ackie<\/strong> as Whitney Houston, a lady who exploded on the music scene within the \u201880s after individuals grew to become transfixed together with her unbelievable voice. Dominating the world of music for many years, her story reached its tragic finish when Houston handed away in 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/the-crown-season-5-melodrama-reigns-but-this-is-no-hatchet-job-review-20221105\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ MORE: \u2018The Crown\u2019 Season 5: Melodrama Reigns, But This Is No Hatchet job [Review]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joining Ackie within the forged are <strong>Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie, Nafessa Williams, <\/strong>and<strong> Clarke Peters<\/strong>. The movie is directed by <strong>Kasi Lemmons<\/strong>, based mostly on a script by <strong>Anthony McCarten<\/strong>. Of course, when you\u2019ve been paying consideration, McCarten is the author behind \u201c<strong>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/strong>,\u201d so that you may have the ability to piece collectively simply what sort of biopic we\u2019re coping with right here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Wanna Dance with Somebody\u201d arrives in theaters on December 21, simply in time to benefit from the Christmas vacation. You can watch the trailer under.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the synopsis:<\/p>\n<p><em>I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a robust and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, written by Academy Award\u00ae nominee Anthony McCarten, produced by legendary music government Clive Davis and starring BAFTA Award\u00ae winner Naomi Ackie, the movie is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complicated and multifaceted lady behind The Voice. From New Jersey choir woman to one of many best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant\u2014and so emotional\u2014journey by means of Houston\u2019s trailblazing life and profession, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon\u2019s most beloved hits as you\u2019ve by no means heard them earlier than. Don\u2019t you wanna dance?<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"WcBKfSOKYdc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY - Official Trailer #2 (HD)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WcBKfSOKYdc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.0\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The story of celebrity singer Whitney Houston is finally one about tragedy. 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