Stella Meghie will direct an estate-approved Whitney Houston biopic movie to be produced by the late singer's longtime professional partner Clive Davis.
According to the statement, the film will be a “joyous, emotional and heart-breaking celebration of the life and music of the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time, tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
Davis, who brought Houston to prominence throughout her early career, added: "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.
McCarten noted that he is "working closely" with those who knew Houston best "to authentically tell the extraordinary story of a peerless talent, taken from us too soon" with a keen interest in "recreating for the big screen those unforgettable performances, those beloved songs, and that incredible journey," which he said "will be an enormous responsibility, undertaking, privilege and delight for myself and for our entire team.
Last summer, Houston — who won six competitive Grammys and an Emmy across her legendary career selling more than 200 million records worldwide before her death in 2012 — recently
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