The first trailer for the Whitney Houston biopic, ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’, has been released.
The two-minute clip teases the “Whitney you never knew” and features footage from Sony’s upcoming biographical drama about one of the greatest voices of all time.
Naomi Ackie stars as the legendary singer, alongside a cast that includes Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown and Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis. Tamara Tunie plays Whitney’s mother, Cissy Houston, while Clarke Peters stars as Whitney’s father, John Houston.
The trailer documents Whitney’s rise from New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling artists of all time, with highlights from her career including the “How Will I Know” music video and her iconic performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl 25 in 1991.
‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’, hits theaters December 21.
