‘I Wanna Dance With Anyone’ Trailer Sees Naomi Ackie Convey Out Whitney Houston’s Power

The inspiring rise of Whitney Houston is taking centre stage.

On Wednesday, Sony Photos launched a brand new trailer for the upcoming biopic “I Wanna Dance with Anyone”, starring Naomi Ackie as the enduring singer.

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The official synopsis describes the movie as “a no-holds-barred portrait of the advanced and multifaceted girl behind The Voice.”

“From New Jersey choir lady to one of many best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey by Houston’s trailblazing life and profession, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve by no means heard them earlier than.”

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Within the first scene from the trailer, Ackie’s Houston is requested by a radio presenter concerning the criticism that her music isn’t Black sufficient.

“My entire life, ‘She ain’t Black sufficient, she ain’t white sufficient,’ effectively how about, she’s not obedient sufficient? She ain’t fearful sufficient,” she says. “Music will not be a color to me. It has no boundaries. I sing what I wish to sing, be who I wish to be, and attain as massive an viewers as I can.”

Directed by Kari Lemmons, the movie additionally stars Stanley Tucci, Nafessa Williams, Tamara Tunis, Ashton Sanders and Clarke Peters.

“I Wanna Dance with Anyone” hits theatres Dec. 23.