‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ stars including Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston), Stanley Tucci (Clive Davis), Nafessa Williams (Robyn Crawford) and director Kasi Lemmons talk about their biopic in this interview with Gossipify’s Sarah El. Mahmud. They talk about researching their characters, how they got access to Whitney Houston’s teachers, their favorite film performances, and more.
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‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ stars including Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston), Stanley Tucci (Clive Davis), Nafessa Williams (Robyn Crawford) and director Kasi Lemmons talk about their biopic in this interview with Gossipify’s Sarah El. Mahmud. They talk about researching their characters, how they got access to Whitney Houston’s teachers, their favorite film performances, and more.
00:00 – Introduction
00:28 – Naomi Ackie on her rituals for turning into Whitney
01:15 – Stanley Tucci praises Naomi’s performance
01:48 – Kasi Lemmons explains how Houston’s Estate contributed to the film’s music
02:22 – How Nafessa Williams investigated Robyn Crawford
03:20 — Stanley Tucci on his conversations with Clive Davis
04:29 – Creation of the Medley and National Anthem sequences
06:11 — Nafessa Williams on Robyn and Whitney’s strange relationship
06:52 – Tucci on how he approached the role of Clive Davis
07:20 – Kasi Lemmons on the relationships she wished she could have seen more in the film
Source: Cinemablend
