They nicknamed her “the voice”, the voice, capable of spanning 4 octaves. Like Elton John or Elvis Presley before her, it’s Whitney Houston’s turn to be the subject of a biopic. In theaters from Wednesday, I want to dance with someone charts the diva’s journey of the 1980s and 1990s, recounting both the best and the worst.
This feature film by Kasi Lemmons presents the British Naomi Ackie, a virtual unknown, in the skin of the star. Whitney Houston’s soundtracks were used for the sung scenes, but for eight months the actress was surrounded by trainers to move like her. A “stressful” challenge for this 30-year-old actress, as she confesses to BFMTV:
“It’s something I had to deal with. A lot of people love him and have a personal connection to his music… the pressure was intense.”
‘Don’t look down on’ the star demons
Because Whitney Houston is a worldwide success, a quarter century of career, 200 million records sold… but also an existence marked by the consumption of illicit substances and a tragic end at the age of 48. The singer died in 2012 in her bathtub; the Los Angeles County coroner’s office concluded that she had accidentally drowned due to cocaine use.
in command of I want to dance with someone, the singer’s sister-in-law, Pat Houston, and Clive Davis, the producer who revealed it. Both were willing not to sugarcoat anything.
“The whole point of this movie is to show the real Whitney,” he told BFMTV. “When we got involved, we decided not to minimize the power of drugs in her life.”
I want to dance with someone It was written by Anthony McCarten. The latter has already signed the script for Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury biopic that won four Oscars in 2019, including Best Actor for Rami Malek. Naomi Ackie shares the poster for I want to dance with someone with Tamara Tunie, who plays the singer’s mother, and Stanley Tucci, who lends his features to Clive Davis.
Source: BFM TV
