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Classic Whitney Houston Film 'The Bodyguard' Is Getting A Remake—And Fans Have A Duo In Mind
A classic romance movie is being remade, and people are fancasting a flirtatious duo for the lead roles.
The 1992 Warner Bros. movie The Bodyguard, starring famed vocalist Whitney Houston and counterpart Kevin Costner reportedly has a remake in the works.
For anyone who hasn't seen the 90s hit, The Bodyguard is a romantic drama featuring Houston as Rachel Marron, an actor and singer, whose life is being threatened.
When a bomb explodes in Marron's dressing room, her manager hires Frank Farmer—a former Secret Service agent played by Costner—to protect her.
While at first Farmer and Marron don't quite see eye to eye—Farmer being straight-laced and serious and Marron being a dramatic diva—eventually the two fall for each other in a predictable romantic trope. Their ensuing relationship then becomes a threat to both of their lives.
Originally penned in 1975 by Lawrence Kasdan—of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Arc fame—the movie originally intended to star Diana Ross and Steve McQueen. However, the script bounced around for a while, never gaining much traction until the early 1990s when the film was finally made a reality.
While the film got mixed reviews, it became an instant hit in theaters thanks to Houston's vocal talent. The film presented the songs "I Have Nothing," "I Am Every Woman" and the Dolly Parton penned "I Will Always Love You." The film's soundtrack remains a bestseller.
So far, the remake has landed Matthew López—known for his work as playwright for Broadway's The Inheritance—as the screenplay writer.
While no casting leads have been announced at this time, fans are storming Twitter and demanding the movie cast their dream romance duo—Lizzo and Chris Evans.
Lizzo, Grammy winning vocalist and flutist, and Evans, famous for his starring role in Marvel's Captain America franchise, have been publicly flirtatious with each other for months.
Their provocative banter has left fans with a "will they or won't they" obsession over the often-shipped couple.
While Lizzo and Evans haven't publicly announced any serious romantic pursuit of each other, they have exchanged flirtatious drunk texts, and even jokingly announced they were having a baby together.
It seems even Lizzo herself approves of the idea of starring in the remake with Evans.
She responded to fans' suggestions on Twitter, saying:
"Screaming 🤣yall tew much 🤣"
Screaming yall tew much https://twitter.com/apeachofwerk/status/1438236164595453954\u00a0\u2026— ALL THE RUMORS ARE TRUE (@ALL THE RUMORS ARE TRUE) 1631748972
Due to the suggestive nature of Lizzo and Evans' conversations, fans are loving the thought of the two celebs starring in a romantic drama together.
Oh no, I have my heart set on the Lizzo/Chris Evans Bodyguard remake.— Sage Young (@Sage Young) 1631751156
Hear me out\u2026.\n\nThe remake stars @Lizzo & @ChrisEvans \n\nThat\u2019s my pick! What about you?https://twitter.com/variety/status/1438186551377227778\u00a0\u2026— Syma Chowdhry (@Syma Chowdhry) 1631738726
The seeds have been planted and now all I want is the Lizzo / Chris Evans version of The Bodyguard. She will play a haunting flute rendition of \u201cI Will Always Love You.\u201d He will protect. It will be perfect.https://twitter.com/variety/status/1438186551377227778\u00a0\u2026— Ashley Spencer (@Ashley Spencer) 1631756832
BUT SERIOUSLY, this would be fantastic!!!!— I'm sick and tired of the loose rap (@I'm sick and tired of the loose rap) 1631749224
just saw they\u2019re doing a remake of the bodyguard and lizzo suggested she and chris evans should be the leads \u2026 i would pay so much money to see that— sarah (@sarah) 1631764710
Lizzo +Chris Jamal Evans for the Bodyguard remake or don\u2019t call me https://twitter.com/apeachofwerk/status/1438236164595453954\u00a0\u2026— Nicole Nichelle (@Nicole Nichelle) 1631803999
it\u2019s the collab of the year— manna\u1dbb| LOVE ON TOUR (@manna\u1dbb| LOVE ON TOUR) 1631748998
I don't like remakes but THIS i can get behind— Sofi \u2661 Ramya\ud83d\udd78\ufe0f\ud83c\udfb8\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@Sofi \u2661 Ramya\ud83d\udd78\ufe0f\ud83c\udfb8\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8) 1631749096
There is nothing on earth I want more than this movie— Kristin Chirico (@Kristin Chirico) 1631749135
IT\u2019S SO TRUE THOUGHHH\u2014\n\nlike it\u2019d be perfect castinghttps://twitter.com/lizzo/status/1438285552386674689\u00a0\u2026— chris \ud83d\udc8d\ud83d\udc95\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@chris \ud83d\udc8d\ud83d\udc95\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1631749075
This pairing is just a fancasting for now, but who knows?