Stanley Tucci Reveals Naomi Ackie’s Performance In Upcoming Whitney Houston Biopic Is ‘Extraordinary’

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Stanley Tucci is opening up about the highly-anticipated new Whitney Houston biopic, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”. Tucci portrays legendary music executive Clive Davis in the film, which is set for release later this year. “I was lucky enough to meet Davis,” recalled Tucci in an interview with ET Canada. “We had an hour long Zoom call and then I met him before I started shooting.

He came to visit the set – he’s such an interesting guy!” READ MORE: Stanley Tucci Says Tongue Cancer Made Food Taste ‘Terrible’ To Him The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor says he had “one of the best times ever” working on the upcoming flick. “It’s a really beautiful film,” he continued. “It’s a tragic story obviously, but I think it’s handled really well with a wonderful director.” Tucci also discussed Naomi Ackie’s portrayal of Houston in the biopic. “I cannot wait to see that performance put together because I have to say, she’s extraordinary.

It’s incredible,” he shared. Season 2 of “Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy” hit screens on May 1, and this time around the 61-year-old visits an unexpected city. “We did an episode in London, U.K.

because COVID was making it difficult to travel,” he explained. “Also, there are so many Italians living in London and there’s such strong Italian food culture that we had an embarrassment of riches.” READ MORE: Stanley Tucci ‘Incredibly Lucky’ To Be Alive Following Cancer Battle Tucci was in Montreal to guest judge this year’s Diageo World Class Canada competition, which saw bartenders from around the country showcasing their bartending and hosting techniques in front of some of the most respected and talented drink experts in the industry.