Filmmaker Kasi Lemmons opens up about how she dealt with the late singer’s estate and music company to achieve her vision of Whitney Houston in 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody.'
What was your relationship with Whitney like?
There is also the issue of tackling her singing, because you can’t exactly hire an actor who can sing like Whitney. She is one of one. What about the story itself? Were you responsible for beefing up the relationship between Whitney Houston and Robyn Crawford? There are 12 producers on this film and an estate involved. As a filmmaker, what sort of hurdles did that introduce? And did you find yourself fighting for certain things?
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