ROME - The Whitney Houston Estate, Primary Wave publisher and producer Clive Davis are joining forces to produce 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody', a biopic dedicated to the queen of soul pop with Stella Meghie (The Photograph) directing. For now, a few details about the cast, while the script, which apparently will not fail to address even the darkest areas of the singer's life, will be edited by the talented Anthony McCarten, repeatedly nominated for an Oscar and author of 'L'ora darker ',' Bohemian Rhapsody ',' The two popes' and 'The theory of everything'. Not only that, McCarten is also the writer of the lyrics of the musical dedicated to the life of Neil Diamond in his next Broadway debut.
Wanna Dance With Somebody, produced by Pat Houston (sister-in-law and former pop star assistant), Clive Davis, Larry Mestel, Denis O'Sullivane McCartner, can obviously count on the artist's songs that will accompany the life and career of the singer up to his tragic death. We read in the production notes that the film will be a "joyful, exciting and dramatic celebration of the life and music of the greatest R&B and pop singer ever, following its path from darkness to world fame. While - the producers still add - we will try to be really honest even on the high price paid to get that celebrity. In short, it will be a rich and complex saga in search of the perfect balance between songs, singer and audience and, at the same time, the exciting story of a simple New Jersey girl looking for her way. "
Record producer Clive Davis, who met the artist in 1983 when he was only 19, said: "From my personal and professional experience with Whitney to adulthood and her tragic untimely death, I know her whole story has not yet been told. I am happy that Anthony McCarten has decided to engage in a script that will spare nothing and be musically rich, in order to fully tell Whitney whose vocal genius has had profound influences on the world while she was fighting proudly against the demons that brought her to the end. " It should be remembered that Whitney Houston, who died at 48 on 11 February 2012 from accidental drowning in her hotel room (death, according to the coroners, due to heart disease and the use of cocaine), had filmed a cult film as an actress as' The Bodyguard 'with Kevin Costner whose soundtrack contained the hit hit I Will Always Love You,' A Look From Heaven 'with Denzel Washington and' Women 'directed by Forest Whitaker. He has also sold over 200 million records worldwide in 25 years and has won six Grammy Awards.