The official trailer for the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic film I Wanna Dance with Somebody has arrived. The film will debut in theaters this December. Watch the trailer inside.

Award-winning actress Naomi Ackie stars as the late legendary singer for musical biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody. The film is written by Anthony McCarten and directed by director Kash Lemmons (Harriet, Eve’s Bayou). The upcoming film documents Houston’s iconic life and legacy, beginning with her record deal with Clive Davis (Stanley Tucci).

Ackie shared that she believed depicting Houston onscreen would be an “impossible thing to achieve” as an actress.

“But many people told me the same thing: If I wasn’t scared and nervous, they’d think something was wrong with me,” Ackie said in an interview with People. “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.”

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