A remake of the 1992 romantic thriller "The Bodyguard" is currently in the works at Warner Bros. The original film starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston and was a box office hit, grossing $441 million worldwide. It was nominated for two Oscar nominations for Best Original Song. The remake will be directed by "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" director Sam Wrench from a script by "Juror No. 2" writer Jonathan A. Abrams.
No casting has been set. The original was directed by Mick Jackson from a script by Lawrence Kasdan ("Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back", "Raiders of the Lost Ark"), and it starred Costner as a former Secret Service agent, who takes a job as bodyguard to a famous R&B star (Houston) who is being threatened by a dangerous stalker. Its soundtrack became the best-selling of all time, and the best-selling album by a female artist of all time, featuring hits like "I Will Always Love You", "I'm Every Woman", "Queen of the Night" and the Oscar-nominated songs "Run to You" and "I Have Nothing".
Warner Bros is ardently trying to resurrect some of its classic IPs. Other revivals/reboots in the works include a new "Practical Magic" movie reteaming Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock, "Gremlins", a "Goonies" sequel, an "Ocean's Eleven" prequel starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, the "Lord of the Rings" spinoff "Gollum" directed by Andy Serkis and an animated "Cat in the Hat" movie.
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