Whitney Houston’s musical thriller The Bodyguard to get a remake by Warner Bros

The Bodyguard, the 1992 musical thriller starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, is getting a remake on the Warner Bros studio.
According to Variety, Tony-nominated playwright Matthew Lopez of The Inheritance fame has been tapped to put in writing a reimagining of the movie.
Directed by Mick Jackson, the unique film featured Costner as a former Secret Service agent-turned-bodyguard who’s employed to guard a music star, performed by Houston, from an unknown stalker.

The movie was a field workplace hit, incomes over USD 400 million in opposition to its USD 25 million funds.
Its soundtrack, consisting of hits like I Will Always Love You, I Have Nothing and Run To You, is taken into account the best-selling film music compilation of all time.

The introduced remake will probably be produced by Lawrence Kasdan of Kasdan Pictures, and Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich. Nick Reynolds will government produce for Rideback.
Kasdan was the writer-producer of the unique movie. Lin has been connected to the IP (mental property) since 2011.Names from Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson to Channing Tatum and Cardi B have been doing the rounds for the main pair, however no forged has been set for Lopez’s adaptation as but.