A Whitney
Houston feature film biopic is moving forward with the sign up of Bohemian
Rhpasody screenwriter Anthony McCarten.
The Clive
Davis-produced project also now has a title, I Wanna Dance with Somebody.
McCarten,
who will pen the script for the production, has vowed to 'authentically' tell
the iconic singer's story, following her death in 2012 aged 48.
He said in
a statement: 'We are incredibly lucky to have the support and input of many of
the key people who knew Whitney the best and who were there at the time, in the
making of this film.
'I am
working closely with all of them, to authentically tell the extraordinary story
of a peerless talent, taken from us too soon.'
Clive - who
mentored Whitney on her rise to fame - is recently said to have been 'very
disappointed' with two documentaries about the superstar, but he said Anthony
has 'committed to a no-holds-barred' screenplay.
He said in
a statement: 'We are incredibly lucky to have the support and input of many of
the key people who knew Whitney the best and who were there at the time, in the
making of this film.
'I am
working closely with all of them, to authentically tell the extraordinary story
of a peerless talent, taken from us too soon.'
Clive - who
mentored Whitney on her rise to fame - is recently said to have been 'very
disappointed' with two documentaries about the superstar, but he said Anthony
has 'committed to a no-holds-barred' screenplay.
