Two Whitney Houston documentaries in production

Two filmmakers have plans to make documentaries about Whitney Houston, but the legendary singer’s estate is saving all its love for only one.

Altitude Film Entertainment, which released last year’s popular Amy Winehouse film, announced recently that it is making a film about Houston with director Kevin Macdonald. The news comes a month after Showtime said it was producing a documentary about the late singer with filmmaker Nick Broomfield, best known for his movie about Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love.

But Macdonald’s film is being declared the “official” Houston documentary, because its producers say the picture has been given the blessing of the musician’s estate. The film will include interviews with Clive Davis, the Sony Music executive who mentored Houston for decades, and will not “shy away from the darker parts of Whitney’s life,” according to a news release.

“The story that is never told about Whitney is just how brilliant she was as an artist. By many measures, she had the greatest voice of the last 50 years,” said the director.

In 2012, Houston was found unconscious in a bathtub in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., and was pronounced dead shortly after. Her death at age 48 followed a decadeslong battle with addiction and a tumultuous 15-year marriage to singer Bobby Brown. During her career, Houston sold more than 200 million records worldwide and had a record seven consecutive no. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits.

Macdonald’s film, due out in 2017, is being introduced to buyers this week at the Cannes Film Festival. Broomfield’s movie, which has been in development at Showtime for more than a year, does not yet have a release date.