Photography Mark Kettenhofen, via CommonsMusic / NewsMusic / NewsA Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, is in the worksThe film is being produced with approval from the Houston EstateShareLink copied ✔️April 23, 2020April 23, 2020TextSelim Bulut Whitney Houston has already been the subject of documentaries like Nick Broomfield’s Whitney: Can I Be Me and Kevin McDonald’s Whitney, released in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Now, the late singer’s story is being turned into a biopic. Titled I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the film will be directed by Stella Maghie, produced by Clive Davis, and created in partnership with the Whitney Houston Estate, Pitchfork reports. The film was developed after Davis approached Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter and producer Anthony McCarten with the idea. “From all my personal and professional experience with Whitney from her late teenage years to her tragic premature death, I know the full Whitney Houston story has not yet been told,” Davis said in a statement. “I am so glad that Anthony McCarten has committed to a no holds barred, musically rich screenplay that finally reveals the whole Whitney whose vocal genius deeply affected the world while she fiercely battled the demons that were to be her undoing.” Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORECorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreSekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?