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  2. On April 22, 2020, Stella Meghie was set to direct a Whitney Houston biopic, titled I Wanna Dance with Somebody, with Anthony McCarten attached to pen the screenplay and produce the film along with Clive Davis, Pat Houston, Larry Mestel, Denis O'Sullivan and Jeff Kalligheri. [4]

  3. A joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest female R&B pop vocalists of all time, tracking her journey from obscurity to musical super stardom.

    • (23K)
    • Biography, Drama, Music
    • Kasi Lemmons
    • 2022-12-23
  4. Dec 21, 2022 · The release date for the new Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody is just around the corner, and in a new interview writer Anthony McCarten has described the film as “a...

    • Elizabeth Gregory
    • 2 min
    • What Was Houston’s Relationship to Robyn Crawford?
    • What Was The Significance of Houston’s Concerts in South Africa?
    • Did Whitney’s Father Mismanage Her Finances, Leading to Estrangement?

    In the film, one of Houston’s most important relationships begins when she meets Robyn Crawford (played by Nafessa Williams) at a community center as a high school student. The two develop a deep friendship, which takes a romantic turn and leads to them moving in together. While the love between Crawford and Houston is real, disapproval from Whitne...

    In a scene from the film, Houston performs in front of an adoring audience in Johannesburg, South Africa to celebrate the election of Nelson Mandela; the reception is a marked contrast to the attitudes toward her in the U.S., where a few years earlier, she was critiqued by music fans as pandering to white audiences. While it’s hard to say if the re...

    In one of the most sobering moments in I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Houston discovers that her father, John, has been mismanaging her funds, leading to her breaking ties with him both professionally and personally, while he’s sick in the hospital. While there’s no way of confirming that her father, a talent manager who managed the career of her mot...

    • Cady Lang
  5. Dec 19, 2022 · When Is I Wanna Dance With Somebody Out in Cinemas? The trailer for the new Whitney Houston biopic titled 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' (poster above) was released on Thursday.

    • Molli Mitchell
    • 2 min
  6. Sep 15, 2022 · Aptly named I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the Sony Pictures Entertainment film details Houston's life from her Newark upbringing to the height of her iconic career. The film, set for release later this year, aims to help audiences "discover the Whitney you never knew," according to the new trailer.

  7. Sep 15, 2022 · When is 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' being released? The biopic is being released exclusively to cinemas on December 21, 2022.