A brand new trailer for the extremely anticipated Whitney Houston biopic starring Naomi Ackie, “I Wanna Dance With Anyone,” is right here. Within the footage, launched Nov. 9, Houston fights again towards those that’d attempt to management her, together with her father. She refuses to be “obedient.” The trailer additionally provides glimpses of a few of her most iconic performances, together with her her Earth-shifting rendition of the nationwide anthem on the 1991 Tremendous Bowl. It additionally reveals footage from the re-creations of her wedding ceremony and the start of her daughter. Sony launched the primary trailer for the movie in September.
The film, which additionally stars Ashton Sanders and Stanley Tucci, is about to hit theaters this December. The movie is directed by Kasi Lemmons, who helmed 2019’s “Harriet,” and written by Anthony McCarten, who wrote 2018’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Again in Could 2021, Ackie mirrored on the glory and problem of taking part in Houston throughout an interview with ?Leisure Tonight.” “I’m doing the work,” she mentioned about getting ready for the half. “I’ll strive my greatest as a result of that lady — it sends shivers down my backbone how a lot she means to me, the world, Black girls, African American girls — that I’ll throw my every little thing into ensuring she is represented correctly.” The British actor added, “I simply wish to inform her story. And I believe when I will simplify it all the way down to that, I am going to be capable to deal with the strain.”
Learn on to look at the trailer and study extra concerning the forged and launch date.