Whitney Houston biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' finds its star in actress Naomi Ackie

Today is the Queen's first Valentine's Day without her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. It will likely be a strange day, as together they marked the holiday 73 times. Despite being the longest married couple in UK monarchy's history, Prince Philip kept coming up with new ideas to surprise his wife with romantic gestures on February 14th.

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(CNN)"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" has reportedly found its star.According to the Hollywood Reporter, British actress Naomi Ackie has been chosen to play the late singer Whitney Houston in the planned biopic."We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston," the film's director Stella Meghie told the publication. "Naomi Ackie impressed us at every stage of the process.

 Whitney Houston  would have a biopic set to be released for Thanksgiving 2022. More details have surfaced about the film, including that British actress Naomi Ackie could portray Houston in I Wanna Dance With Somebody.“We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston,” the film’s director Stella Meghie told Hollywood Reporter.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody. The British actress was chosen after an “exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston,” the film’s director Stella Meghie said to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Whitney Houston biopic has found its star. 

After months of searching, it seems the team behind the musical biopic of Whitney Houston’s life has found its leading lady.

After a worldwide search, Naomi Ackie has been chosen to play iconic performer Whitney Houston in the biopicI Wanna Dance With Somebody. The British actress, who had a pivotal role inStar Wars: Rise of Skywalker,is in negotiations for the feature from Sony and its TriStar division, which has set the movie for a Thanksgiving 2022 release.

Whitney Houston in an upcoming biopic titled I Wanna Dance With Somebody, set for release in November 2022.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ackie is currently in negotiations for the role with Sony and its TriStar division. Her latest appearance on the silver screen was in Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, where she played a character named Jannah.I Wanna Dance With Somebody will be written by Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody) and directed by Stella Meghie (The Photograph).“We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston,” Meghie told The Hollywood Reporter.“Naomi Ackie impressed us at every stage of the process.

Sony Pictures and TriStar have been developing a biopic feature film with director Stella Meghie based on singer and sometimes-actress Whitney Houston titled “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and have now selected an actress to play the lead role. Deadline now reveals that “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” actress Naomi Ackie has landed the part of Whitney Houston.

Naomi Ackie will portray Whitney Houston in, ET can confirm.The biopic, which hails from Sony and TriStar Pictures in partnership with the Houston estate, is billed as a "no holds barred" look at the legendary musician's life and legacy «informed by those who knew her best.» Notably, it appears Ackie will not be recording her own version of Houston's songs, though, but the film will use the original tracks.«We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston. Naomi Ackie impressed us at every stage of the process,» director Stella Meghie said in a statement.

Naomi Ackie is taking on a legendary role.

Also Read: 19 Music Biopics in the Works, From Elvis Presley to Aretha Franklin (Photos)Ackie is a British actress who broke out in “Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker” and in the film “Lady Macbeth.” She recently won a BAFTA for her work in the second season of Netflix’s “The End of the F***ing World,” and she can be seen in “Education,” the final installment of Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology of films. She will next take on a lead role in the heist musical “The Score” alongside Will Poulter and Johnny Flynn.“We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNaomi Ackie will portray Whitney Houston in Sony’s upcoming musical biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.”Stella Meghie (“The Photograph”) is directing the film from a screenplay by “Bohemian Rhapsody” writer Anthony McCarten. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” is slated to release at Thanksgiving of 2022.“We spent the better part of the last year in an exhaustive search for an actress who could embody Whitney Houston.

BAFTA winner and Star Wars Rise of Skywalker star Naomi Ackie has notched the role of Whitney Houston in Sony/Tri-Star’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody which is set to be directed by Stella Meghie.

Cinderella is added to Disney+! Although the streaming service just announced over 100 new movies and shows during its Investor Day presentation on Thursday, December 10, one title is still mysteriously missing from its catalog — 1997’s Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. And even its star, Brandy, still doesn’t know why.Celebs Who Played Princesses in Films“You know what, I have no idea,” the singer, 41, exclusively told Us Weekly.