I Wanna Dance With Somebody is a 2022 biographical musical drama film based on the life of American pop icon Whitney Houston. The film is directed by Kasi Lemmons (director of Harriet) and written by Anthony McCarten (writing credits include Bohemian Rhapsody and The Two Popes), with Houston's former record producer Clive Davis also serving as a producer on the film. It stars Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) as Houston and Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones, Spotlight) as Davis, alongside Ashton Sanders (Moonlight), Tamara Tunie (Wall Street), Nafessa Williams (Black Lightning), and Clarke Peters (The Wire) in supporting roles.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 21, 2022, by Sony Pictures Releasing. Watch the official trailers below.