From the great success of 2018 Bohemian Rhapsodythere has been a rise in films about musicians like Elton John rocketby Aretha Franklin Respect and Elvis Presley Elvis. This Christmas the trend continues with the biopic about the iconic black musician Whitney Houston, who wowed the world with her incredible voice and loads of great hits. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker actress naomi ackie has taken on the role, and speaking to Gossipify, he shared one thing about the singer’s performance that he found particularly inspiring.
Ackie portrays Whitney Houston throughout her thirty year career I want to dance with someone. When I asked him if he managed to film in order somehow, he said no, accompanied by these words:
I think I naively remember asking the producers, “Can we at least try?” [to shoot in order]?’ You know, because I was very concerned about playing Whitney at different ages, which obviously happened because there are things you can’t control and that’s how it works. So yeah, some days I was playing like 22 and then 42 in the same day, and sometimes it got pretty confusing.
Over two and a half hours of Film release in 2022 Naomi Ackie plays the late Whitney Houston, who has signed on to work with record producer Clive Davis, played by The Hunger Games Tucci Stanley , at the age of 19 and quickly rose to fame with hits like ‘How Will I Know’ and ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’. During our interview, Ackie shared what helped her get into character the most on set:
dentures for a [helped to get in character]’cause, you know, I belong here. So that was something we had to figure out. But it was also, for me, it was really wigs. And not only because it was indicative of Whitney in parts of her life, but she also helped me, at least in terms of body and fashion, where we are in time. Because hairstyling changed a lot in the late 70s and early 2000s. So, you know, that also helped me plan where we were. And so, once I had the wig and the teeth, that was my change.
Oscar winner Rami Malek also said so his false teeth for Freddie Mercury helped him channel the queen’s head Bohemian Rhapsody. Ackie had a similar experience with her false teeth for Whitney Houston, as well as spending time singing in various wigs. The actress recreates many iconic moments from ‘La Voz’s career, including one of Whitney Houston movie , The bodyguardhis singing at the Super Bowl, as well as numerous music videos and live performances.
review the trailer for Whitney Houston: I want to dance with someone here at Gossipify before the new musical biopic hits theaters on Friday December 23rd.
Source: Cinemablend
