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Iconic music industry executiveClive Davissays the upcomingWhitney Houstonbiopic is going to tell the truth.
“We wanted to tell the truth that not only was honest about the battles and struggles that Whitney was dealing with,” Davis toldBillboard. “But also the truth about her musical achievement, her one-of-a-kind triumph and successes.”
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Houston’s sister-in-law Pat Houston says Davis' involvement with the production ofI Wanna Dance with Somebody— and with the film’s story itself — was important to the singer’s story at large.
“My interest with the biopic has everything to do with Clive Davis,” Pat toldBillboard. “When she was here, he was always a fighter and always leading her career, and musically, he has that same vibe.”
“You can’t mention Whitney Houston without mentioning Clive Davis, and I wanted it to be about the music and that relationship and how she got there,” she added.
I Wanna Dance with Somebodywill also contain a previously unreleased song from Houston’s career, Pat toldBillboard.
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In September, the film’s starNaomi Ackietold PEOPLE that she was"very" nervous to play the “incredible, multifaceted” singer.
“She’s been elevated in my life for so long that it felt like an impossible thing to achieve at times,” Ackie, 30, told PEOPLE. “But so many people told me the same thing: If Iwasn’tscared and nervous, they’d think something was wrong with me. … The biggest challenge was letting my fear of the magnitude of this task take a back seat. Nothing good comes from sitting in fear for too long.”
Lemmons adds that Ackie is “phenomenal” in the role.
“She completely inhabits the character of Whitney,” Lemmons said of the actor’s performance. “She put in a year of rigorous preparation so that her transformation onscreen displays effortless virtuosity and is utterly believable.”
I Wanna Dance with Somebodyis in theaters Dec. 21.
source: people.com
