Whitney Houston Biopic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Sets

TriStar Pictures’ Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” will hit theaters on Dec. 23, 2022, the studio introduced on Thursday.

Naomi Ackie will star as the enduring singer. Kasi Lemmons is directing. The movie is being made with the help of Houston’s property and can embrace a have a look at her full life and profession in addition to a journey by her music. Anthony McCarten of “Bohemian Rhapsody” wrote the screenplay.

Alongside McCarten’s Muse of Fire Productions, the movie is being produced by Pat Houston (“Whitney”) on behalf of the Houston Estate, Grammy-winning music producer Clive Davis, Larry Mestel on behalf of Primary Wave Music and Denis O’Sullivan (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Jeff Kalligheri (“Submergence”), who’re additionally financing by way of Compelling Pictures.

Sony additionally dated the Untitled George Foreman Biopic for Sept. 16, 2022, in addition to “A Mouthful of Air” for Oct. 29, 2021 and “Harold and the Purple Crayon” for Jan. 27, 2023. Additionally, “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” will transfer from July 22, 2022 to Nov. 18, 2022.

The solely different film at the moment dated for Dec. 23, 2022 is Melanie Laurent’s “The Nightingale,” starring Dakota and Elle Fanning.