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Whitney Houston biopic in the works
Read full article: Whitney Houston biopic in the worksLOS ANGELES – A feature film about Whitney Houston's life is in the works from the screenwriter of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The biopic is being shepherded by the Whitney Houston Estate, music producer Clive Davis and Primary Wave Music, the partners said Wednesday. “I Wanna Dance with Somebody" will follow Houston from obscurity to pop stardom and promises to be “frank about the price that super-stardom exacted," according to the announcement. “From all my personal and professional experience with Whitney from her late teenage years to her tragic premature death, I know the full Whitney Houston story has not yet been told,” Davis said in a statement. The announcement also said that Stella Meghie is in “advanced talks” to direct. ___This story has been corrected to restore Anthony McCarten's first name.