Kevin Costner honored his friendship with the late and great Whitney Houston on his 70th birthday over the weekend. The veteran actor remembered his co-star in 1992’s romantic thriller The Bodyguard, reposting a behind-the-scenes photo of the two shared by Houston’s Instagram account, which is…

Cissy Houston, the two-time Grammy-wining gospel singer, mother of the late Whitney Houston and backup singer for acts ranging from Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin to Jimi Hendrix, Paul Simon and Luther Vandross, died today of Alzheimer's disease complications at her home in New Jersey. She was…

Kevin Costner remembers his late The Bodyguard co-star Whitney Houston and recalled he refused to shorten his eulogy at her funeral. The actor recalled someone suggesting he tighten up his words to the late Houston as CNN was broadcasting the funeral live. “I had been working on this speech…

From Whitney Houston to Elvis, there is no shortage of iconic singers who inspire sweeping films that dramatize their life stories. No matter the genre, cinematic features have captured the careers of the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley to country singer Jonny Cash. Most recently, Back to Black…

The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences and inspirations of some of today's great screen artists. Today's subject is Anthony…

The Bodyguard is coming back to the big screen to celebrate its 30th anniversary since its release. On Sunday, Nov. 6 and Wednesday, Nov. 9, Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner will return to movie theaters in the romantic film. The companion album to 1992’s The Bodyguard is the best-selling soundtrack of all time…

TriStar Pictures today unveiled the first trailer for its Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, starring BAFTA Award winner Naomi Ackie (Master of None), which is slated for release in theaters on Wednesday, December 21. Check out the trailer above and the poster below. The musical drama from…

A one-hour special featuring never before seen Whitney Houston interview moments will air on CBS next month to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the singer’s death. Whitney, A Look Back, produced by Entertainment Tonight and made up of footage from ET’s vault, will air Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on…

Charlamagne tha God, Nicole Brown, Reinaldo Marcus Green, and Danielle Lawson were among the talented creatives who attended the annual African American Film Critics Association Awards on Wednesday night, honoring some of Hollywood’s biggest and brightest. Charlamagne, whose show The God’s Honest Truth was…

UPDATED with reaction from filmmaker: Director Benjamin Alfonsi has responded to a statement from the estate of Whitney Houston throwing shade on his upcoming documentary project about Whitney Houston. In a statement Deadline published earlier today, the estate said it did not authorize the film and would not…

EXCLUSIVE: Nafessa Williams has been tapped to play Robyn Crawford in the biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the upcoming feature about the late musical icon Whitney Houston. Williams steps in for Moses Ingram. who recently parted ways with the role. Also joining the cast are Clarke Peters and Tamara Tunie, who…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated actor Stanley Tucci has been tapped to play Grammy-winning producer Clive Davis in the biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the upcoming feature film about the late musical icon Whitney Houston. Naomi Ackie will play Houston in the musical biopic, which is based on Houston’s epic life…