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With Costner in The Bodyguard regarded as one of the greatest female singers of all time, was 48 when she died by accidental drowning in a Los Angeles hotel room in February 2012. But a coroner ruled drug abuse and heart disease were also factors.

The film, provisiona­lly titled I Wanna Dance With Somebody, is backed by Houston’s estate, music producer Clive Davis – who worked with her – and Anthony Mccarten, who wrote the Queen biopic. Tristar head Nicole Brown said: “We have the absolute dream team to create the ultimate celebratio­n of Whitney’s incredible life.”

Clive said: “The full Whitney Houston story has not yet been told.”

Whitney sold over 200 million records worldwide, with

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