Director: Kasi Lemmons
Writer(s): Anthony McCarten
Starring: Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie, Clarke Peters, Nafessa Williams, Evonne Archer, Bria Danielle Singleton, Daniel Washington, Kris Sidberry, Marilyn Swick, Naheem Garcia, Greg Roman, Alana Monteiro, Heidi Garza, Tanner Beard, Jennifer Ellis, JaQuan Malik Jones, Alexa Renée, Courtney Caruso, Dave Heard, Rob Lévesque, Lance A. Williams, Bradley Nnadi, Tomm Voss, Mary Ann Schaub, Zachariah Supka, Coffey, Andrea Eversley, Jaison Hunter, Bailee Lopes, Luke Crory, Stevie Costa, Jon F. Merz, Shirvorne Bruder, Kevin Daigneault, Richard Conti, Lynn Leger, Nick Silva, Dustin Teuber, Bhanu Gopal, Christina Largent, Michael John Gross, Jacobi Brown, Zeiana Andrade, Donna Ognibene, Ashley Antonio, Shikena Stanton, Brett Kline, Adrian M. Mompoint, Peter Brownlee, Marcela Jaramillo, Sean Amos,Ashawn Dabney-Small, Chanel Rose Connor, Stew Replogle, Isaiah K. Carter, Bobby Ray Thompson III, Paul Taft, Ronald Boone, Anthony Pelton, Cedrick Ekra, Justin Davis, Peter Olejnik, Sylvia Barjolo, Sue Farina, Sarah Snyder, Richard Spink, Lovely Hoffman, Khai Tyler, Faye Mbo, James Gaiero, Gerardo Saenz, Lyahnnette Raquelle Morales, Laura Hubbard, Bre Palmer, Emily Zielinski, Jennifer Joan Fay, Chris McKenna, Arida Rivera, Tom Bletsis, Michael Entin, Markie Marchant, Grace Aiello Antczak, Mateo Philip Arnold, Gary M. Bloom, David S. Bookbinder, Tracy Coffey, Brendan Edwards, Vasilah Ellison, Carlyne Fournier, Jasmin Gomes, Nicole Haftel, John T. Hillman, Ian Dylan Hunt, Madison LaPlante, Brendan Manning, David Marchant, Casey McNeal, Joe Messina, Rickland Powell, Sheena Maxine Pruiett, Anne Reardon, Johnny X Rook, Jordan Thompson, Christopher Wyman
Synopsis: The joyous, emotional and heart-breaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical super stardom.
Release Date: December 23, 2022 (USA) | Length: 146 min | Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music | Certificate: PG-13 | Note(s): Original announcement. Stella Meghie was originally set to direct this film, but seems to have been replaced by Kasi Lemmons. Also Moses Ingram’s name no longer appears in the updated cast list. Title changed from “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” to “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody”. Release date changed from December 21, 2022 to December 23, 2022. Naomi Ackie, Patricia Houston, Matt Jackson and Stella Meghie are producers on this project.