Revisiting Whitney Houston’s Life—Triumphs and Tragedy—for I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Like Whitney Houston’s music career, the new biopic about Houston, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, began with Clive Davis. About eight years after Houston’s tragic death, an accidental drowning with atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors, the renowned music producer met with Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour, The Two Popes), who had recently tackled Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s life story in Bohemian Rhapsody. Davis had singlehandedly shaped Houston’s career—which surpassed the Beatles’ record with seven consecutive number one hits and exceeded sales of more than 200 million records. And as he approached… Read Full Article