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The tone continues with Houston falling in love with Bobby Brown, played by Ashton Sanders, and butting heads with her father John Houston, who's played by Clarke Peters. Her father, who also served as her talent manager, voices his opposition to her romance because \"it's damaging the brand.\"

\"Since when did your little girl become a brand? I missed that,\" Houston fumes.

\"I Wanna Dance with Somebody\" is written by Anthony McCarten, who penned the Oscar-winning Queen biopic \"Bohemian Rhapsody.\"

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

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