Tag: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
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How to Watch I Wanna Dance with Somebody: Showtimes and Streaming Details
One of the most awaited biopics of 2022, I Wanna Dance with Somebody reawakens the legacy of one of the greatest singers of our times, Whitney Houston. Featuring Naomi Ackie as the star herself, the movie takes a cinematic look at her life as a celebrated musician and cultural icon of the 80s and 90s.…
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Stanley Tucci on I Wanna Dance With Somebody and Playing Clive Davis
Sony’s biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, set out to depict an honest portrait of the late legendary singer’s rise to stardom. Starring Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) as the 6-time Grammy Award-winning icon, Whitney Houston, and featuring a number of her chart-topping tracks that earned her the achievement of most-awarded female…
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody: Naomi Ackie on Filming a World Tour in a Day
In Sony’s biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, actress Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker) portrays 6-time Grammy Award-winning singer Whitney Houston in an emotional account of the bestselling artist’s rise to stardom. Written by Bohemian Rhapsody’s Anthony McCarten, the film will take fans through the ups and downs of…
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ To Rule As Newcomers ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’, ‘Babylon’, & ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ Open In Time For Christmas Weekend
The holiday season is in full swing, with Christmas falling this Sunday and a few new releases in store for the busy end-of-the-year movie-going rush. This weekend will likely be a notch smaller than last year’s 144 million Christmas-weekend haul, and like last year the three-day numbers will be depressed by having the soft movie-going…
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody’s Director on Telling Whitney Houston’s Story
The new Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, stars Naomi Ackie, and will attempt to capture the extraordinary spirit of the multi-award-winning powerhouse. With a screenplay by Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody), and the involvement of those close to Houston, including collaborator and manager, Clive Davis, who serves as a producer for the film,…
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Cast and Character Guide
We are living in the era of the musician biopic. We’ve seen films made on music legends like Freddie Mercury (Bohemian Rhapsody), Elton John (Rocketman), Aretha Franklin (Respect), and Elvis Presley (Elvis). On top of that, we still have a Whitney Houston film, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, dropping later this year. With so many…
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody: Everything We Know So Far
During the 1980s, Whitney Houston quickly established herself as one of the most iconic voices in pop. Like many mega-stars, Whitney’s career burned hot and bright, before eventually crashing and burning. Her musical prowess earned her seven consecutive number one singles, the only artist to ever achieve such a feat. Arguably her most iconic song,…
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody Trailer: Naomi Ackie Looks Transformative As Whitney Houston
It’s still hard to imagine how musical biopics can exist in a post “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” world, but the last few years have been bursting with big-budget biopics centered on some of the most iconic performers in music history. Jennifer Hudson belted her face off as Aretha Franklin in “Respect,” Taron Egerton…
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‘Venom 3,’ ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Sequel in the Works at Sony
Get ready for more Venom.Sony Pictures has greenlit a third installment of the Tom Hardy-led “Venom” franchise, following the back-to-back box office successes of 2021’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (502 million globally) and 2018’s “Venom” (856 million globally).The studio also announced plans for another “Ghostbusters” installment, which will serve as a follow-up to 2021’s…