"The Bodyguard" Remake in Works

Warner Bros. is developing a remake of “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 Luca and Pam 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. 

It 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.”