While many are still enjoying the entire BET series on Bobby Brown & Whitney’s life, we now discover that another film is in the works. This time Ashton Sanders has been cast as Bobby Brown in the forthcoming Whitney Houston biopic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody.’
According to Complex:
Kasi Lemmons will direct the biopic from a screenplay written by Anthony McCarten. It was previously reported that British actress Naomi Ackie will play Houston. The film will be produced by McCarten’s Muse of Fire Productions, Pat Houston for the Houston Estate, Primary Wave Music, Jackson Pictures, Compelling Pictures, and Black Label Media.
“Naomi Ackie’s screen test was so powerful, it sent shivers up my spine,” Clive Davis, who’s a producer on the movie via Primary Wave Music, said back in 2020. “Although Whitney’s incomparable vocals are used for all the songs, Naomi’s extraordinary acting range enables her to masterfully capture Whitney’s unique charm, star power, and, of course, her personal struggles. Naomi is the real deal and I can’t imagine a better choice for this iconic role.”
The movie is set to be released by Sony and TriStar Pictures next year on Dec. 23, 2022. Whitney Houston died in 2012.
Sanders, who is 25, has previously been in movies like 2015’s Straight Outta Compton, 2016’s Moonlight, 2018’s The Equalizer 2, 2019’s Native Son, and 2021’s Judas and the Black Messiah. The actor also plays RZA in the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga.
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