I Wanna Dance with Somebody will be written by the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of The Two Popes and involve input from the singer’s estate
Whitney Houston’s life is set to be the subject of a big-screen biopic from the Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis and the singer’s estate.
According to Deadline, the film, to be called I Wanna Dance with Somebody, will be scripted by Anthony McCarten, who will also act as producer. McCarten has received Oscar nominations for his screenplays for the fact-based dramas The Two Popes and The Theory of Everything. His writing credits also include Bohemian Rhapsody and Darkest Hour.
In a new statement, he claims that McCarten has committed to a “no holds barred, musically rich screenplay that finally reveals the whole Whitney”.
The project will also be produced by Pat Houston, the singer’s manager and sister-in-law, who will act on behalf of the estate. She has promised an “uplifting and inspiring” film. No director has been confirmed yet but producers are negotiating with Stella Meghie, who recently made the romantic drama The Photograph.
A recent tour, backed by the estate, featuring a hologram of the singer was widely criticised, with the Guardian’s Dave Simpson calling it “deeply unsettling” and Entertainment Weekly’s Emma Madden describing it as “tacky”.
The film is the latest in an ever-expanding subgenre that’s seen a resurgence after the box office success of Bohemian Rhapsody, which made more than $900m worldwide. Upcoming musical biopics include Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin, and Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis.
From Benjamin Lee at the Guardian
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- Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You - UK - 12" vinyl - £10.00, $12.60, €12.10 (New Item) (arrived 11-Feb-2025 17:00)on February 22, 2025 at 1:02 pm
WHITNEY HOUSTON Saving All My Love For You (1985 UK 3-track 12" vinyl single, also including All At Once and Greatest Love Of All. The blue-tinted glossy picture sleeve shows just light shelfwear with some ringwear while the vinyl shows lightsigns of play with just minor paper hairlines visible ARIST12640)
- Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard - Red Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £26.99, $34.01, €32.66 (New Item) (arrived 17-Dec-2024 14:46)on February 22, 2025 at 1:02 pm
WHITNEY HOUSTON/ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK The Bodyguard (2022 UK/EU limited edition 12-track LP, the best-selling soundtrack of all time with more than 45 million copies sold is now available for its 30th anniversary on RedVinyl. Featuring the huge hit single I Will Always Love You, plus I'm Every Woman, Run To You, and more. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed)
- Whitney Houston - Live In Concert + Ticket - UK - tour programme - £30.00, $37.80, €36.30 (New Item) (arrived 25-Nov-2024 14:11)on February 22, 2025 at 1:02 pm
WHITNEY HOUSTON Live In Concert + Ticket (1993 UK 11" x 14" 28-page tour programme packed with great photos, biography & discography information, with a glossy outer sleeve and rice paper inners. The cover is showing some light creasing but the inner pages remain in near mint condition. Also features a souvenir ticket from the show at Earls Court on 7th November 1993)
- Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour Book + Ticket - UK - tour programme - £35.00, $44.10, €42.35 (New Item) (arrived 25-Nov-2024 14:49)on February 22, 2025 at 1:02 pm
WHITNEY HOUSTON I'm Your Baby Tonight (Official 1991 UK 48-page 11" x 10½" softback tour book ['flexibook'] featuring lots of superb pictures, with a great glossy cover and comes with the original fold-out poster. The cover has only light edgewear, whilst the inner pages are in near as new condition. This programme also comes with souvenir ticket from 26th March 1991 at Wembley)
- Whitney Houston - Live In Concert + Ticket - UK - tour programme - £30.00, $37.80, €36.30 (Back In Stock) (arrived 26-Nov-2024 18:00)on February 22, 2025 at 1:02 pm
WHITNEY HOUSTON Live In Concert + Ticket (1993 UK 11" x 14" 28-page tour programme packed with great photos, biography & discography information, with a glossy outer sleeve and rice paper inners. The cover is showing some light creasing but the inner pages remain in near mint condition. Also features a souvenir ticket from the show at Earls Court on 7th November 1993)
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