The 1992 musical thriller The Bodyguard, starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, is getting a remake at Warner Bros.
According to Variety, Tony-nominated playwright Matthew Lopez of The Inheritance fame has been tapped to write down the movie’s reimagining.
Directed by Mick Jackson, the unique movie featured Costner as a former Secret Service agent-turned-bodyguard who’s employed to guard a music star, performed by Houston, from an unknown predator.
The movie was a field workplace hit, grossing over US$400 million in opposition to its US$25 million funds.
Its soundtrack, which incorporates hits comparable to I Will Always Love You, I Have Nothing and Run to You, is taken into account the best-selling movie music compilation of all time.
The introduced remake can be produced by Lawrence Kasdan of Kasdan Pictures and Dan Lin and Jonathan Erich of Rideback. Nick Reynolds will govt produce for Rideback.
Kasdan was the writer-producer of the unique movie. Lin has been related to IP (Intellectual Property) since 2011.
Names from Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson to Channing Tatum and Cardi B have been doing the rounds for the lead pair, however no solid has but been set for Lopez’s adaptation.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
