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Naomi Ackie stunned in a black trench coat ornate with gold hardware for her Good Morning America appearance in New York City on Monday.The actress, 31, wore a wide leather belt with a gold belt buckle with golden tassels and the image of an effigy as she arrived at the studios.The trailer for I Wanna Dance With Somebody was released last month which showed Ackie portraying the legendary vocalist Whitney Houston in the upcoming biopic. Fashionable arrival: Naomi Ackie, 31, stunned in a black trench coat ornate with gold hardware for her Good Morning America appearance in New York City on MondayThe film is scheduled to be theatrically released on December 21.  For her appearance to talk about her new film, the British actress donned a pair of ankle-strap black pumps that featured gold-painted toenails on the patent leather toe cap.As she arrived, Ackie carried a black flap bag decorated with matching gold details and a chain as a clutch.  Gilded gold: The actress wore a wide leather belt with a gold belt buckle with golden tassels and the image of an effigy as she arrived at the studios Share Follow If you make a purchase using links on this page, MailOnline will earn an affiliate commission Cover up like Naomi in a Schiaparelli coat Schiaparelli trench coat Shop the current collection! Buy now Schiaparelli is the designer to be seen in right now.

Naomi Ackie was stylish as she attended the I Wanna Dance with Somebody: The Whitney Houston Movie Experience pop-up on Saturday.The UK-born actress, 30, wore a black leather trench coat with matching booties for the New York City event.The entertainer stars in the upcoming biopic about the legendary vocalist, who died tragically in 2012. Picture-perfect: Naomi Ackie was stylish as she attended the I Wanna Dance with Somebody: The Whitney Houston Movie Experience pop-up on SaturdayNaomi kept her ensemble simple as she opted for a timeless combination of a white top and light wash jeans.The award-winning performer pulled her dark hair into a sleek braided ponytail that fell over her shoulder.

Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 will hit theaters around the globe on March 29, 2024. Warner Bros already had the date staked out for an event film. Also opening that weekend is Sony’s Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and an untitled event film from Universal.

An emotional new trailer for the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody has been released.One scene depicts Naomi Ackie, 30, channeling the late Houston as she was rising to fame and battled with a record label executive who criticized her, saying, 'a common criticism of you, your music isn't black enough.'She defiantly responds, 'that's just bull, and it makes me angry, actually. It's hateful and un-informed.' Coming this Christmas: A new trailer for the upcoming Whitney Houston movie I Wanna Dance With Somebody has been releasedJust as her smash hit, I Will Always Love You, begins, a voiceover says, 'music is not a color and has no boundaries.'The teaser begins with a shot outside Madison Square Garden with 'Whitney Houston My Love is Your Love World Tour Sold Out!' written on the jumbo screen.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first listen to Diego Boneta (Rock Of Ages) and Naomi Ackie (I Wanna Dance with Somebody) dueting on track Once In A Blue Moon from QCode podcast Cupid.

On Feb. 11, 2012, the world lost legendary performer Whitney Houston.  Just shy of the 11th anniversary of her death, fans will be reintroduced to Houston through her frequent collaborator and producer Clive Davis, who, along with several others, is releasing a biopic of the star, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." Davis told Fox News Digital, "Up to now, nobody has touched the real person of Whitney."  He was critical of previous projects that tried to tell Houston's story, saying "They've only – depending on their prejudice – it's been the downfall.

Audiences got their first look at Naomi Ackie as the late iconic American singer Whitney Houston in the new trailer for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody." The biopic is directed by Kasi Lemmons and written by Anthony McCarten, the creator of the critically acclaimed film "Bohemian Rhapsody." Featured in the trailer alongside Ackie is Ashton Sanders who plays Bobby Brown, Stanley Tucci as Davis, Clarke Peters as John Houston, Whitney’s father, and Tamara Tunie as Cissy Houston. With executive producers Clive Davis and Pat Houston, the singer's longtime manager, the film follows a young Whitney from her obscure music career to the height of her fame.

Talk of a Whitney Houston movie has been in the air ever since her tragic and untimley death in 2012. This December the long-awaited movie arrives and there's a trailer to stoke anticipation.

On Thursday, Sony Pictures unveiled the first trailer for its fully-authorized Whitney Houston biopic - I Wanna Dance with Somebody - but fans were concerned that Naomi Ackie didn't resemble her enough.The British 30-year-old (The Score, Master of None) 'put in a year of rigorous preparation' to embody the late R&B belter and also executive produced Kasi Lemmons' film hitting US theaters December 21.And while Whitney fans praised Naomi's speaking voice - they took to Twitter to say she looked more like Houston's Cinderella castmate Brandy, Heather Headley, or Alfre Woodard. What do you think? On Thursday, Sony Pictures unveiled the first trailer for its fully-authorized Whitney Houston biopic - I Wanna Dance with Somebody - but fans were concerned that Naomi Ackie didn't resemble her enoughThe preview begins in 1983 with Cissy Houston (Tamara Tunie) telling her 20-year-old daughter nicknamed 'Nippy' to sing for her at her New York nightclub, Sweetwaters, because she had lost her voice.Whitney is then seen singing the first line of How Will I Know in front of RCA Music Group CEO Clive Davis (Stanley Tucci), which is historically inaccurate.

Naomi Ackie transforms into Whitney Houston in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”.

The trailer for the Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, just debuted online.

Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody has just been released – check it out above.The film stars Naomi Ackie as Houston, alongside Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Clarke Peters and more.An official synopsis for the film reads: “The film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice.“From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve never heard them before. Don’t you wanna dance?”Naomi Ackie recently recalled her audition to play Whitney Houston while she was filming The Score, in an interview with NME.“I remember being told about the audition, around the time we were shooting,” she began.“I remember being in a trailer with Will [Poulter] and saying ‘That is insane! There is no way that’s going to happen.

Naomi Ackie is giving fans a look at «the Whitney you never knew» in the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic, The Star Wars actress is embodying the late diva in the film, due out this December, and fans got a first look at her portrayal of the legendary vocalist when the first trailer dropped on Thursday.The trailer begins with Whitney's origins as a New Jersey choir girl, who steps on stage for her mother, Cissy (Tamara Tunie), one night when legendary record exec Clive Davis (Stanley Tucci) is in the audience. And the rest is history...The trailer gives a look at some iconic Whitney looks and moments, including her fun «How Will I Know» music video, the sultry «It's Not Right, But It's Okay» look and, of course, her iconic performance of the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXV.The biopic, which is directed by  director Kasi Lemmons and written by  Anthony McCarten, also stars Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown, Nafessa Williams as Robyn Crawford, Clarke Peters as John Houston, and more.Watch the full trailer below:Ackie spoke with ET about playing Houston last May, just after her casting was announced, and she made a point to assure fans everywhere that she was «doing the work» to prepare for the massive role. «I’m going to try my best because that woman — it sends shivers down my spine how much she means to me, the world, Black women, African American women,» she said at the time. «I’m going to throw my everything into making sure she is represented properly.” “I just want to tell her story.

Whitney Houston in the new biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.The Star Wars actress will take on the role of the music icon in the upcoming film, and revealed in a new interview with NME that she was going for the role while making new film The Score.Asked whether the latter film helped get her in shape for playing Houston, Ackie replied: “I guess so. I remember being told about the audition, around the time we were shooting.“I remember being in a trailer with Will [Poulter] and saying ‘That is insane! There is no way that’s going to happen.

Idris Elba is speaking out.

Zack Sharf The upcoming Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance Somebody” stars BAFTA-winning actor Naomi Ackie as the legendary singer, which means the debate over Black British actors taking roles away from American actors is bound to resurface. The debate surged in 2017 after Samuel L. Jackson called out Daniel Kaluuya’s casting in “Get Out,” for which the actor earned an Oscar nomination. “I tend to wonder what that movie would have been with an American brother who really feels that,” Jackson said. In a new interview on “The Shop” (via The Root), Idris Elba railed against the claim that Black British actors are takes roles away from American actors. Naomi Ackie’s role in “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” served as a launching pad for the discussion. Talk show host Maverick Carter asked Elba about Ackie’s casting, noting that Black American women might criticize a Black British actor playing an American icon.

Zoë Kravitz has expressed regret for publicly denouncing Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.Following the incident in March, Kravitz posted a picture of herself on Instagram at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, captioned: “Here’s a picture of my dress at the show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now.” Following backlash in the comments, she deleted the post.Speaking to the Wall Street Journal about the post, Kravitz said: “I’m torn about what to say right now, because I’m supposed to just talk about it; I have very complicated feelings around it.“I wish I had handled that differently. And that’s OK.”She added: “It’s a scary time to have an opinion or to say the wrong thing or to make controversial art or statements or thoughts or anything. It’s mostly scary because art is about conversation.

Zoë Kravitz is grateful her directorial debut brought Channing Tatum into her life. The 33-year-old artist co-wrote her upcoming film “Pussy Island” which stars her now-boyfriend Tatum and Naomi Ackie. In an interview with WSJ Magazine, she revealed why he was her “first choice.”According to Kravitz, the script “was born out of a lot of anger and frustration around the lack of conversation about the treatment of women, specifically in industries that have a lot of money in them, like Hollywood, the tech world, all of that.” After hearing stories about powerful men inviting women to remote islands for free-for-alls, she made the story her reality.

Naomi Ackie was spotted on set filming the Whitney Houston biopic, I Wanna Dance with Somebody in Los Angeles on Friday.This is the second day that the production crew has been seen as the actress finessed around way around the outdoor set as she magically transformed into the iconic singer. Doing a time warp back to the 1980s, the the British actress filmed a scene eating French fries while sitting in a Porsche convertible wearing a costume remarkably reminiscent of that era. Giddy up: Naomi Ackie, 29, styled with Houston's trademark curly short hair during that time was seen on the set of the Whitney Houston biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' in Los Angeles on Friday First look: Ackie, 29, was seen on the set of the Whitney Houston biopic - I Wanna Dance With Somebody - in character for the first time on Thursday (left, Whitney pictured in 1987) The native British beauty, 29, closely resembled Houston during her career during the 1980s and early 90s, around the time she dropped her first two studio albums that spawned seven number one hit songs.  The British-born star is best known to most fans for playing Jannah in Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

Filming has been well underway for the much-anticipated Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody.And Naomi Ackie - the actress embodying the late pop superstar - was seen in character for the first time while on set of the film on Thursday in Los Angeles.The London, England native, 29, looked spot-on as Houston, circa 1980s-early 90s, which was around the time she dropped her first two studio albums that spawned seven number one hit songs.  First look: Naomi Ackie, 29, was seen on the set of the Whitney Houston biopic - I Wanna Dance With Somebody - in character for the first time on ThursdayAckie was spotted in-between shots, walking along a dock where a luxury white boat was anchored.The costume department had her dressed in a blue and pink 1980s inspired one-piece swimsuit, along with a multi-colored sarong wrap that covered much of her lower body.

HBO bosses have said the first Game Of Thrones spin-off was cancelled because it lacked the “depth and richness” of the original series.The show, under the working title Bloodmoon, was originally announced in 2018 and took place 8,000 years before events in Game Of Thrones. The pilot of the show, starring Naomi Watts and Jamie Campbell Bower, reportedly cost between $30million and $35million (£29million) to shoot.Despite the huge budget, Bloodmoon was cancelled by HBO in 2019 before it saw the light of day. The announcement was coupled with the reveal of a new spin-off, House Of The Dragon, set to premiere on August 21.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, HBO chief content officer, Casey Bloys, addressed the show’s cancellation.