Naomi Ackie is seen for the first time as music icon Whitney Houston in new poster for I Wanna Dance With Somebody biopic
Kasi Lemmons - who is best known for directing 2019 biopic Harriet - is set to helm the film as Oscar-nominated writer Anthony McCarten is set to write the script.
Bobby and Whitney's tumultuous relationship was always under media scrutiny as it was marred by infidelity, domestic violence, and drug use. Iconic: Ashton is best known for his work starring as the teen version of the protagonist in Moonlight, named Chiron, in the film which earned three Oscars including Best Picture
Sad: Bobby and Whitney's tumultuous relationship was always under media scrutiny as it was marred by infidelity, domestic violence, and drug use, as they are seen in the Bahamas back in December 2000Then years later their daughter Bobbi Kristina was unresponsive, found face-down in a bathtub in her Georgia home on January 31, 2015 and was placed in a medically induced coma after being rushed to North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, Georgia.
Coroners determined the cause of death to be drowning, and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.East London's finest: Back in December it was announced that Ackie is set to play Whitney Houston in I Wanna Dance With Somebody musical biopic Coming soon: After a bidding war between studios and streaming platforms, Sony’s TriStar Pictures won the rights for the biopic - Naomi in 2019, , Whitney in 2008, Hailing from Walthamstow in East London, Naomi is the daughter of second-generation immigrants from Grenada
In 2017, the disillusioned star was working at London West End’s immersive Crystal Maze experience and made a pact with herself to‘I said to myself, I have to quit this side job and give myself a year of not doing any other work on top of whatever acting jobs I can get. Naomi won a British Independent Film Award for her role in 2016 movie Lady Macbeth and has also starred in Yardie and Education.
In shock: TV BAFTAs 2020: Naomi burst into tears as she beat Helena Bonham Carter for Best Supporting Actress and gushed the win has made 'lockdown so much better' in July All three of those films – about the lives of Winston Churchill, Freddie Mercury and Stephen Hawking, respectively – led to major Oscar wins in the acting category for Gary Oldman, Rami Malek and Eddie Redmayne.
The fact that her family and estate are on board and a part of I Wanna Dance With Somebody is huge, as that has historically been the largest hurdle for many a biopic to clear before entering production.
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