The original Bodyguard movie made $411 Million dollars worldwide when it was released back in 1992 – and made Whitney Houston a bonafide actress. Warner Bros. is looking to remake that magic by releasing an updated version of the film. According to Deadline:
Scripted by Lawrence Kasdan and directed by Mick Jackson, the original was a fairly straight ahead tale of a Secret Service agent (Costner in a Steve McQueen homage, down to his hairstyle) drafted to protect a singing diva whose life has been threatened by a stalker, then falling for her in a way he fears is a distraction from his job. The new version is similar, including the love story, but here the bodyguard will be a former Iraq war veteran who gets the job protecting the star as his first gig after leaving the Army. He discovers that the world of Twitter, Google Maps and TMZ has made access to celebrities easier than ever, making the job more difficult than ever. The goal is to take a young female singer with global appeal and give her the platform that The Bodyguard did Houston.
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I heard these are the brothas producing the movie LMAO! http://dalaughingbarrel.com/
LOL Jamal ….I watched the video… too silly …. “Funky pictures productiones”
“Aint no function at this junction” … BAM!!
god no
Please, NO Beyonce! PLEASE!
Final confirmation that Hollywood has finally lost the plot [No pun intended]. I’m only surprised it does not feature Justin Bieber. SMH
Why do i see Rihanna all over this ” The goal is to take a young female singer with global appeal and give her the platform that The Bodyguard did Houston.”
I was thinking the same thing..smh.
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It..Geesh! No offense but Rihanna, Ashanti, Tearria Marie, etc need not apply.
I hope the leading lady is actually played by someone who can actually sing! Whitney was at her peak during this time.
the case of the “ran out of ideas”
OMG there better be a damn good soundtrack.