I Wanna Dance with Somebody 2023

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a 2022 biographical musical film based on the life and career of American pop singer and actress Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, the film stars Naomi Ackie as Houston. Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie, Nafessa Williams, and Clarke Peters are featured in supporting roles.

An authorized biopic on Houston's life was announced in early 2020, with Ackie cast in the lead role that December, and rest of the cast signing on later the next year. Filming took place in Massachusetts and New Jersey from August to December 2021.

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody will be theatrically released in the United States on December 23, 2022 by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews.