The Bodyguard remake: Whitney Houston film set for new version

The Bodyguard may very well be getting a remake (Image: Rex)

As we speak in ‘quite unnecessary movie remake’ information, The Bodyguard is reportedly set to be getting the remake remedy.

The 1992 drama featured Whitney Houston in her first appearing function as a music celebrity and Kevin Costner as the previous secret service agent employed to guard her.

It was a worldwide hit and its soundtrack is likely one of the best-selling in film historical past, due to karaoke classics together with I Will At all times Love You and I Have Nothing.

A reimagined model is within the works, with acclaimed playwright Matthew Lopez writing the script, based on Selection.

It’s mentioned to be in improvement at studio Warner Bros.

No casting selections have been introduced, however whoever is forged can have severely massive sneakers to fill.

The film’s soundtrack was an enormous hit (Image: Warner Bros/Regency/Canal +/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

Houston, who died aged 48 in 2012, performed actress and singer Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard, with Costner’s Frank Farmer will get employed to guard her from a stalker.

Nonetheless, as motion pictures superstars and bodyguards are ones to do, the pair fall in love.

The Bodyguard was dismissed as tacky and melodramatic by critics upon its launch and acquired seven nominations on the Golden Raspberry Awards, the parody ceremony recognising Hollywood missteps.

The nods together with worst image, worst actor for Costner, 66, and worst actress for Houston.

Regardless of the important mauling, The Bodyguard has proved to be enduringly common with audiences, and the soundtrack gained the Grammy Award for album of the yr, in addition to turning into the best-selling soundtrack album of all time, with 45million copies bought worldwide.

In addition to I Will At all times Love You – a canopy of the Dolly Parton tune – and I Have Nothing, the soundtrack accommodates songs like I’m Each Lady, Run To You and Queen of The Evening.

The film was additionally developed right into a stage musical in 2012 in London’s West Finish, and stars together with Alexandra Burke and Beverley Knight have performed the function of Rachel.