WATCH: “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” Trailer
This holiday season, Sony Pictures will distribute “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” spotlighting the life and career of Whitney Houston.
Playing Whitney is “The End of the F***ing World” star Naomi Ackie, along with a cast that includes Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown and Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis. Clarke Peters will be playing John Houston, Whitney’s father, and Tamara Tunie will be portraying Cissy Houston, Whitney’s mother.
Sony describes “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” as a “no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice.” The film recounts the story of a New Jersey choir girl who became one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time. The movie will be released worldwide on December 21st. See the trailer below.