Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, DIRECTED BY Kasi Lemmons. Celebrate the musical legacy with Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody. Hits, emotions, and the voice that touched millions.
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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Synopsis:
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody is an upcoming biopic that follows the life of the legendary singer Whitney Houston. The movie is directed by Kasi Lemmons, a seasoned filmmaker known for her works such as Eve's Bayou and Harriet. The movie is set to explore the highs and lows of Houston's career, personal life, and the music industry as a whole.
The movie title is inspired by one of Houston's biggest hits, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," which was released in 1987. The song was an instant classic and became one of Houston's signature songs. It was a perfect representation of Houston's energy and spirit, and it perfectly encapsulated the feeling of the 80s.
The movie promises to be an intimate portrayal of Houston's life, and it will take the audience on a journey through the singer's early life, her rise to fame, and her struggles with addiction and personal demons. The movie will also explore Houston's relationships, including her marriage to Bobby Brown, and the impact they had on her life and career.
Houston was one of the most successful female artists of all time, and her voice was a gift to the world. Her music has touched the hearts of millions of people around the world, and her legacy lives on even after her passing. The movie aims to celebrate Houston's life and her contribution to the music industry, while also shedding light on the challenges she faced as a black woman in a male-dominated industry.
The cast for the movie has not been officially announced, but it is rumored that Naomi Ackie, known for her work in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, will be playing the role of Houston. The movie is produced by Pat Houston, the singer's sister-in-law, and music executive Clive Davis.
In conclusion, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, directed by Kasi Lemmons, is a highly anticipated movie that promises to be a powerful and emotional tribute to one of the greatest artists of all time. The movie will give fans an intimate look into Houston's life, her struggles, and her music, and it will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression on anyone who watches it.
DIRECTED BY
KASI LEMMONS
PRODUCED BY
NAOMI ACKIE ... EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
JANICE BEARD ... EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
LEXIE BEARD ... EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
TANNER BEARD ... EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
POLLY BENNETT ... ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
JANE BERGĂˆRE ... EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (AS JANE BERGERE)
MITCHELL BORNSTEIN ... CO-PRODUCER
DAYSHA BROADWAY ... CO-PRODUCER
MARINA CAPPI ... EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
DENNIS CASALI ... EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
JOSH CROOK ... EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
CLIVE DAVIS ... PRODUCER.
CAST
NAOMI ACKIE NAOMI ACKIE ... WHITNEY HOUSTON
STANLEY TUCCI STANLEY TUCCI ... CLIVE DAVIS
ASHTON SANDERS ASHTON SANDERS ... BOBBY BROWN
TAMARA TUNIE TAMARA TUNIE ... CISSY HOUSTON
NAFESSA WILLIAMS NAFESSA WILLIAMS... ROBYN CRAWFORD
CLARKE PETERS CLARKE PETERS ... JOHN HOUSTON
DANIEL WASHINGTON DANIEL WASHINGTON ... GARY HOUSTON
BAILEE LOPES BAILEE LOPES ...BOBBI KRISTINA (8-11 YEARS OLD)
BRIA DANIELLE SINGLETON BRIA DANIELLE SINGLETON ... BOBBI KRISTINA (16-19 YEARS OLD)
JAQUAN MALIK JONES JAQUAN MALIK JONES ...MICHAEL HOUSTON
KRIS SIDBERRY KRIS SIDBERRY ... PAT HOUSTON
DAVE HEARD DAVE HEARD ... RICKEY MINOR
COFFEY COFFEY ... JAMES (AS KELVIN COFFEY)
LANCE A. WILLIAMS LANCE A. WILLIAMS ...GERRY GRIFFITH
LUKE CRORY LUKE CRORY ... SUPERFAN
JEFFREY L. BROWN JEFFREY L. BROWN ... PASTOR
ANDREA EVERSLEY ANDREA EVERSLEY ... BARBARA
DEVON COULL DEVON COULL ... POLICEMAN (ATL)
JAISON HUNTER JAISON HUNTER ... JERMAINE JACKSON
STEVEN DEMARCO STEVEN DEMARCO ... ENGINEER #1 (LA STUDIO)
PAUL HELD PAUL HELD ... MERV GRIFFIN
LYNN LEGER LYNN LEGER ... ANITA BAKER
ERNST BERROUET ERNST BERROUET ... AL SHARPTON
PAUL TAFT PAUL TAFT ...VIDEO DIRECTOR (HOW WILL I KNOW)
MAURICE EMMANUEL PARENT MAURICE EMMANUEL PARENT ... PRODUCER #2
BRANDON G. GREEN BRANDON G. GREEN ... R&B DJ
ROSS MACDONALD ROSS MACDONALD ... DIRECTOR (BODYGUARD)
TOBIAS WILSON TOBIAS WILSON ... ENGINEER #2
JON F. MERZ JON F. MERZ ... CAPTAIN
EVELYN HOWE EVELYN HOWE ... STYLIST
CHARLES BAGLIO CHARLES BAGLIO ... POLICE OFFICER
STEW REPLOGLE STEW REPLOGLE ...DETECTIVE (AS STEWART REPLOGLE)
BRETT KLINE BRETT KLINE ... PAPARAZZI
GENE YEE GENE YEE ... CHINESE FAMILY MEMBER
OLIA NEIMAN OLIA NEIMAN ... INTERVIEWER (EUROPE)
GARY TANGUAY GARY TANGUAY ... SUPERBOWL COMMENTATOR
ALEXANDRIA KING ALEXANDRIA KING ... PASSENGER (IN TRAFFIC) (AS ALEXANDRIA DANIELLE KING)
NAHEEM GARCIA NAHEEM GARCIA ... NEW HOPE PASTOR
SEAN AMOS SEAN AMOS ... MINISTER
SHIRVORNE BRUDER SHIRVORNE BRUDER... RED CARPET CELEBRITY
JAY DUNIGAN JAY DUNIGAN ... PAUL
EILEEN GONZALES EILEEN GONZALES ... TV COMMENTATOR
ERIC GLEDHILL ERIC GLEDHILL ... FLAG FOLDER
A.J. RUBIN A.J. RUBIN ... BUGLE PLAYER
JUSTIN D. DAVIS JUSTIN D. DAVIS ... MALE BACKUP DANCER (AS JUSTIN DAVIS)
CEDRICK EKRA CEDRICK EKRA ... MALE BACKUP DANCER
LOVELY HOFFMAN LOVELY HOFFMAN ... FEMALE BACKUP SINGER
ADRIENNE NAILS ADRIENNE NAILS ... FEMALE BACKUP SINGER
SHIKENA STANTON SHIKENA STANTON ... FEMALE BACKUP SINGER
ISAIAH K. CARTER ISAIAH K. CARTER ... CHICAGO CONCERT DRUMMER (AS ISAIAH CARTER)
EVONNE ARCHER EVONNE ARCHER ... CHICAGO CONCERT KEYBOARDIST
MTALI BANDA MTALI BANDA ... CHICAGO CONCERT SAXOPHONIST
KOFI B. KOFI B. ... RICKEY MINOR PIANIST (AS KOFI BOAKYE)
CIARA J. DILLION CIARA J. DILLION ... NANNY
JAMIE TOMPKINS JAMIE TOMPKINS ... MEDIA COMMENTATOR
PAUL WHITE JR. PAUL WHITE JR. ... NEW HOPE ORGAN PLAYER
ANTONIETTE SMITH ANTONIETTE SMITH ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
LESHIA BOONE LESHIA BOONE ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
BRIAN C.L. BAILEY BRIAN C.L. BAILEY ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
LINDA CHALK LINDA CHALK ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
CAROLYN BERNADETTE SPENCER-HOLMES CAROLYN BERNADETTE SPENCER-HOLMES ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
MACHELLE A. SMITH MACHELLE A. SMITH ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
CHAPPELLA RABESS CHAPPELLA RABESS ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
MELISSA 'MEME' JOHNSON MELISSA 'MEME' JOHNSON ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
CHARISSE M. FREEMAN CHARISSE M. FREEMAN ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
GWEN S. HAYNES GWEN S. HAYNES ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR (AS PASTOR GWEN S. HAYNES)
DARLENE Y. WILLIAMS DARLENE Y. WILLIAMS ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
PATRYCE N. ARCHIE PATRYCE N. ARCHIE ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
JAMES E. ODOM JAMES E. ODOM ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
ROSEHELL Y. HAMLET-SCIARAFFA ROSEHELL Y. HAMLET-SCIARAFFA ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
FRANCINE G. PINA-COUNCIL FRANCINE G. PINA-COUNCIL ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
SHEILA SHEPARD SHEILA SHEPARD ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
JAN M. WASHINGTON JAN M. WASHINGTON ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
SHOWNA DENYSE KELLEY SHOWNA DENYSE KELLEY ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
JERMAINE CLYDE LEGGETT JERMAINE CLYDE LEGGETT ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
SONYA M. CRAPPS SONYA M. CRAPPS ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
JOY M. HOWARD JOY M. HOWARD ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
TAMMIE M. TERRY TAMMIE M. TERRY ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
KAREN GRIFIN-EBERHART KAREN GRIFIN-EBERHART ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
TERRENCE J. HAYNES TERRENCE J. HAYNES ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
KENYA RICHARDSON KENYA RICHARDSON ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
TERRY A. REYNOLDS TERRY A. REYNOLDS ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
KEVIN J. JILES KEVIN J. JILES ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
VANESSA COFER VANESSA COFER ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
KRISTA GENERAL KRISTA GENERAL ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
YASHICA HAYNES-BLUE YASHICA HAYNES-BLUE ... NEW HOPE 1983 CHOIR
ALEX FETBROTH ALEX FETBROTH ... 'HOW WILL I KNOW' DANCER
IAN MCKENZIE IAN MCKENZIE ... 'HOW WILL I KNOW' DANCER (AS IAN MCKENZIE)
LINDON PHILLIPS-JOHNSON LINDON PHILLIPS-JOHNSON ... 'HOW WILL I KNOW' DANCER / 'I'M YOUR BABY' DANCER
ALEX ARCE ALEX ARCE ... 'HOW WILL I KNOW' DANCER
EBONY WILLIAMS EBONY WILLIAMS ... 'HOW WILL I KNOW' DANCER
OLIVIA CIPOLLA OLIVIA CIPOLLA ... 'HOW WILL I KNOW' DANCER
CHRISTIAN DESHAUTELLE CHRISTIAN DESHAUTELLE ... 'HOW WILL I KNOW' DANCER
KAYLA LUOMA KAYLA LUOMA ... 'HOW WILL I KNOW' DANCER
NICK SILVA NICK SILVA ... 'I'M YOUR BABY' DANCER
NELSON CHALAS NELSON CHALAS ... 'I'M YOUR BABY' DANCER / 'SO EMOTIONAL' DANCER
CHANCE THUMAN CHANCE THUMAN ... 'I'M YOUR BABY' DANCER / 'SO EMOTIONAL' DANCER
ZYLA HARRIS-PETTER ZYLA HARRIS-PETTER ... 'I'M EVERY WOMAN' DANCER (AS ZYLA NIA HARRIS-PETER)
GABBRIELLE ANACLETO GABBRIELLE ANACLETO ... 'I'M EVERY WOMAN' DANCER
MAYA SUTTON MAYA SUTTON ... 'I'M EVERY WOMAN' DANCER
LYAHNNETTE RAQUELLE MORALES LYAHNNETTE RAQUELLE MORALES ... 'I'M EVERY WOMAN' DANCER (AS LYAHNETTE MORALES)
DEVIN WOOLRIDGE DEVIN WOOLRIDGE ... BOBBY BROWN DANCER
TARIKH CAMPBELL TARIKH CAMPBELL ... BOBBY BROWN DANCER
CORAN SPARDAKIS HENLEY CORAN SPARDAKIS HENLEY ... RICKEY MINOR'S BAND (AS CORAN HENLEY)
DAVID MACKLIN SR. DAVID MACKLIN SR. ... RICKEY MINOR'S BAND
KRISANTHI PAPPAS KRISANTHI PAPPAS ... RICKEY MINOR'S BAND
ELAN TROTMAN ELAN TROTMAN ... RICKEY MINOR'S BAND
ROBBIE BUCHANAN ROBBIE BUCHANAN ... SWEETWATER'S KEYBOARDIST
ELEGANCE BRATTON ELEGANCE BRATTON ... SPENCER
RICHARD CONTI RICHARD CONTI ... ARISTA EXECUTIVE
GREG ROMAN GREG ROMAN ... ARISTA EXECUTIVE
BRADLEY NNADI BRADLEY NNADI ... RED CARPET PHOTOGRAPHER
RICARDO CISNEROS RICARDO CISNEROS ... RED CARPET PHOTOGRAPHER
DESARY VAILENCOUR DESARY VAILENCOUR ... RED CARPET REPORTER
JACOBI BROWN JACOBI BROWN ... RICKEY'S PIANIST #2
ZARIA RAMPAUL-ESSUE ZARIA RAMPAUL-ESSUE ... HAVANA FAN
PRISCILLA WALKER PRISCILLA WALKER ... SHY FAN
VERONICA NIX VERONICA NIX ... WHITNEY STYLIST
BROOKE BASSE BROOKE BASSE ... FIRST MATE / STEWARD
DANNY BAILY DANNY BAILY ... BOAT CAPTAIN
JAKE HICKS JAKE HICKS ... PICTURE BOAT DRIVER.