PREVIEW: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Naomi Ackie (The Score), Stanley Tucci (Supernova), Ashton Sanders (Moonlight), Tamara Tunie (Flight), Nafessa Williams (Black and Blue), Clarke Peters (Da 5 Bloods), Bria Danielle Singleton (The Undershepherd)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Kasi Lemmons (Harriet), director; Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody), writer, producer; Clive Davis (film debut), Patricia Houston (Whitney), Matt Jackson (The Trial of the Chicago 7), Jeff Kalligheri (The Letter), Thad Luckinbill (Sicario), Trent Luckinbill (12 Strong), Lawrence Mestel (Grace Unplugged), Denis O’Sullivan (The Young Victoria), Christina Papagjika (Big Sky), Matthew Salloway (The Family Fang) and Molly Smith (Beautiful Creatures), producers; Barry Ackroyd (The Big Short), cinematographer; Daysha Broadway (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

When New Jersey choir girl Whitney Houston (Ackie) is plucked from obscurity by legendary music producer Clive Davis (Tucci), she becomes a global singing sensation, which brings her incredible fame and fortune, but also a series of personal issues…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The life of the multi-talented singer Whitney Houston is brought to the screen by Bohemian Rhapsody writer Anthony McCarten, with BAFTA-winner Naomi Ackie portraying the woman of the hour.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

MONDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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