Who Should Play The Female Lead In The Bodyguard Remake
Warner Bros is rebooting its 1992 hit The Bodyguard, the film that paired Kevin Costner with Whitney Houston and became for its time one of the biggest global hits in studio history with a $411 million worldwide gross.
The film will be scripted by Jeremiah Friedman and Nick Palmer, whose action comedy script Family Getaway made the 2010 Black List and is a priority project at Warner Bros. Dan Lin will produce through his Lin Pictures banner, and Mark Bauch is co-producer.
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.
I remember a few years ago, Rihanna was rumored to be involved in this...as well as the supposed Charlie's Angels 4. Oh, how I wish...
The only ones I could see doing it are J.Hud, Beyonce, Christina, J.Lo, or Rihanna.
J.Hud, Bey, and Xtina would make it seem more connected to the first one, whereas I think J.Lo or Rihanna would have a more modern take on it, seeing as the music industry is less about sanging these days, and more about being a figure or icon. Obviously, I'd want Rih to do it, but I actually think J.Lo would be the best choice. I miss her acting.
I have to go with either Bey or J-Hud, though I think the role should go to Bey over J-Hud in this case. I love them both though, so I wouldn't be disappointed with either.
