Yet another lazy-ass remake by the talentless generation in Hollyweird. :-\


'The Bodyguard' Remake From 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' Director
Sam Wrench Set at Warner Bros.
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Warner Bros. is planning to remake "The Bodyguard" with Sam Wrench
on board to direct. Wrench directed the box office smash "Taylor
Swift: The Eras Tour." Jonathan Abrams, who debuted as a feature
screenwriter with Clint Eastwood's courtroom drama "Juror #2" last
fall, has been tapped to pen the script. No casting decisions have
been set.

The news was revealed by Michael De LucaáandáPam Abdy, the
co-heads of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, in an interview with
Deadline.

Aside from directing "The Eras Tour," Wrench has oft toed the line
between the film and music industries, helming "Laufey's A Night at
the Symphony: Hollywood Bowl" and "A Nonsense Christmas with
Sabrina Carpenter," as well as concert docs for stars like BTS,
Billie Eilish and Lizzo.

The original "The Bodyguard" was directed by Mick Jackson and
centered on a former Secret Service agent, portrayed by Kevin
Costner, hired to protect a famous singer, played by Whitney
Houston.áIt grossed more than $400 million at the worldwide box
office and has what is considered the bestselling movie soundtrack
of all time, with several chart-topping original songs from
Houston.

"The Bodyguard" landed two Oscar nominations for its songs, "I Have
Nothing" and "Run to You."

Wrench spoke with Variety about his style and using long takes
during "Laufey's A Night at the Symphony: Hollywood Bowl," saying,
"I don't think the job of a concert filmmaker is there to try and
portray something that didn't happen or to give it an energy that
isn't there. When the music is the king, the music is the thing you
follow and you let that kind of dictate everything. But honestly,
my job was fairly easy. It's such a great concert. Everyone enjoyed
it. We pointed some cameras, and here we are."



<https://variety.com/2025/film/news/the-bodyguard-remake-taylor-swift-eras-tour-director-1236367589/>

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