After a 2015 TV movie and a 2018 documentary, Whitney Houston’s journey is now in a feature film called Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody.
Born out of a meeting between Whitney Houston’s music producer Clive Davis and screenwriter Anthony McCartney, the author of Queen’s biography of Bohemian Rhapsody, the project gains even more authenticity with the involvement of his brother and producers. The singer’s daughter-in-law.
From her beginnings as a backing vocalist in New Jersey to her status as one of the most awarded and acclaimed artists of all time, the film chronicles Whitney Houston’s thrilling, exciting and deeply moving journey.
A big fan of her, who she plays on screen, English actress Naomi Aki put her heart and soul into her role. She trained vocally with coach Bridget Jackson so she could sing certain songs herself and also worked on body language with choreographer Polly Bennett, who is known for working with her. Bohemian RhapsodyElvis or in the TV series The Crown.
If the film leaves a lot of space for music and concerts, it also contains more or less known details about Whitney Houston’s personal life (her relationship with Robin Crawford remained hidden, her marriage to Bobby Brown, her abortion…) about her career as an actress. In particular, the filming of Bodyguard is mentioned there, which made it possible to stage the genesis of the famous title. I will always love you.
Whitney Houston: I want to dance with somebody Cassie Lemons with Naomi Aki, Stanley Tucci, Tamara Tunney…
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Tonight on CANAL+ at 9 o’clock.
Source: Allocine
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