Naomi Ackie has mentioned she\u2019s \u201cpotentially putting myself in the firing line\u201d for enjoying Whitney Houston<\/a> within the upcoming biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody<\/em>.<\/p>\n READ MORE: \u2018I Wanna Dance with Somebody\u2019 evaluation: A flawed however becoming tribute to a fancy icon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The actress, who’s best-known for enjoying a resistance fighter in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker<\/em><\/a>, mentioned portraying the long-lasting singer in a brand new interview with The Independent<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI know that by playing Whitney I\u2019m potentially putting myself in the firing line,\u201d she mentioned. \u201cThough I\u2019m more aware of [what I\u2019m getting into] because I\u2019m 31 and she was 19 when she entered the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Ackie admitted that she\u2019s nonetheless daunted by the prospect of turning into a serious star. \u201cI love being in front of the camera and telling stories, but [fame] feels alien to me. I can already see my life changing. And I really like my life!\u201d<\/p>\n Directed by Kasi Lemmons, I Wanna Dance With Somebody<\/em> focuses extra on the triumphant moments in Houston\u2019s life, reasonably than her struggles with drug dependancy and quite a lot of scandals.\u00a0Ackie defined why she felt that was the suitable transfer for the story, and why the constructive points of her life far outweigh the unfavorable.<\/p>\n \u201cWe like the binaries of good and bad,\u201d she mentioned. \u201cBut I\u2019m an enormous believer that you could be many issues directly.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I think about Whitney \u2013 yes, obviously there are the drugs and her illness of addiction. But in comparison to the amount that she gave us musically, and especially if you\u2019re of a minority \u2013 whether that\u2019s your sexuality or the colour of your skin \u2013 the access she provided us is huge.\u201d<\/p>\n She added: \u201cOn top of that, the sacrifices she made that allow people like me to even play her in the first place. Without Whitney, or so many other pioneers of that time, we wouldn\u2019t even be talking about diversity today. To me, that far outweighs any of the other parts of her life.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Naomie-Ackie-in-I-Wanna-Dance-with-Somebody.jpg\")