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\"I Wanna Dance with Somebody\" is directed by Kasi Lemmons and written by Anthony McCarten. The film arrives in theaters on Dec. 21.

\"The greatest voice of our time has an even greater story,\" the movie's official synopsis reads. \"Discover the Whitney Houston you never knew.\"

Whitney died in 2012 of an accidental drug overdose. She was 48.

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