Ashton Sanders Casted as Bobby Brown In Whitney Houston Biopic
The upcoming biopic about musical legend Whitney Houston titled,
‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ is shaping
up. Months ago, they found their Whitney in British actress Naomi Ackie (Small
Axe, Lady Macbeth). The production now has their Bobby Brown in Ashton Sanders;
according to a Deadline exclusive. Ashton has been in period films Straight
Outta Compton, Moonlight, and Judas and the Black Messiah.
Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou, Talk to Me, Harriet) joined the
project after Stella Meghie left the film as director. Academy Award nominee Anthony McCarten (The
Theory Of Everything, Bohemian Rhapsody) is writing the screenplay.
Whitney Houston’s life has been brought to television with
the 2015 Lifetime film, Whitney. The Angela Basset-directed film starred Yaya
Dacosta as Whitney Houston and Arlen Escarpeta as Bobby Brown.
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