Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter penning biopic of THIS music legend

Following the box office smash and Oscar-winning glory of Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, another music icon is getting the biopic treatment. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Whitney Houston’s estate are working with music producer Clive Davis to make a biopic called I Wanna Dance With Somebody. The official project is set to include hits from her back catalogue.

Houston sold over 200 million records worldwide and starred in 1992 movie The Bodyguard.

She died in 2012 aged just 48-years-old.

Nevertheless, the star lives on through the Whitney Houston Hologram Tour.

Meanwhile, Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten is penning the script for I Wanna Dance With Somebody.

READ MORE: Whitney Houston NEW music: Unreleased songs for Bodyguard anniversary

Following the recent success of Bohemian Rhapsody and Elton John biopic Rocketman, Hollywood has caught music biopic fever.

Also in the works is a film starring Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan.

While a movie called Stardust in which Johnny Flynn plays David Bowie is set for release later this year.

And then, of course, there’s the upcoming untitled Elvis Presley biopic.

DON’T MISS…
David Bowie movie: FIRST LOOK at Johnny Flynn in Stardust biopic WATCH [VIDEO]
Elvis Presley movie UPDATE after Tom Hanks’ coronavirus news [ELVIS]
Bob Dylan reveals new JFK assassination song featuring The Beatles [SONG]

The Elvis movie stars Austin Butler as The King and will be directed by Baz Luhrmann.

The film was shooting in Australia this year but production was halted when Colonel Tom Parker star Tom Hanks was diagnosed with coronavirus.

Last year, Priscilla Presley gave an update on the “very stylised” Elvis movie.

The 74-year-old, who had a three-hour lunch with the director, told Smooth Radio: “I’m involved as much as Baz will let me be involved because he’s learning as he’s going along.”