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Kasi Lemmons was grateful for the support of Whitney Houston's estate during the making of 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'. The 61-year-old filmmaker has helmed the biopic about the late singer and is thankful that she was given permission to include the more "uncomfortable" elements of the star's life in the picture. Explaining the communication with Whitney's estate, Kasi told Collider: "It was a push and pull. Anthony McCarten wrote the script with the permission of the estate, and he had a lot of stuff in there. "There was a little bit of a difference between them reading it in print and see...
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Naomi Ackie found it challenging to juggle the highs and lows of Whitney Houston's life in 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody'. The 30-year-old actress is playing the iconic singer in the biopic and discussed the responsibility of balancing Whitney's success as a musician as well as the star's personal problems and drug use. Naomi told The Hollywood Reporter at the biopic's premiere: "It was a big challenge. "It was really hard to do, but I think it does it the best way it can. To tell the truth but to protect somebody's dignity and integrity is really important." The film is directed by Kasi Lemmon...
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Stanley Tucci has been cast as Clive Davis in the Whitney Houston biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'. The 60-year-old actor has boarded the movie as the Grammy-winning producer, who acted as a mentor to the late music superstar after spotting her talent. Naomi Ackie will portray Whitney in the film, which is being directed by Kasi Lemmons and is based on Houston's life and music. Ashton Sanders was recently cast in the film as Whitney's former husband Bobby Brown. Lemmons will helm the movie after taking over behind the camera from Stella Meghie behind the camera earlier this month. The 'Har...
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Ashton Sanders will play Bobby Brown in the Whitney Houston biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'. The 25-year-old actor has been tapped to play the 'Every Little Step' hitmaker, who was married to Whitney between 1992 and 2007, in the hotly-anticipated movie. Naomi Ackie will portray the late music icon in the movie, which will be directed by Kasi Lemmons after she replaced Stella Meghie behind the camera earlier this month. The 'Harriet' filmmaker previously said: "Early in my writing career I developed two projects for Whitney and I had the opportunity to meet her. She was a tremendous, inco...
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