Sam Wrench, the magical movie maestro who turned Taylor Swift’s glittery Eras Tour into a cinematic megabanger, is now putting on his director cape again—this time to take on one of the most iconic pop culture classics of all time: The Bodyguard. Yes, that Bodyguard. The one where Whitney Houston belts “I Will Always Love You” with so much power, your soul briefly exits your body.
Wrench has apparently decided that after directing Taylor Swift’s stadium-filling, friendship-bracelet-spawning spectacle, he needed an even bigger challenge—like remaking a film that stars one of the most legendary voices in music history. No pressure at all, right?
For those who were tragically born post-2000 or have been living under a Netflix-less rock, The Bodyguard is a 1992 romantic thriller where Whitney Houston plays a glamorous pop diva being stalked by a creep, and Kevin Costner is the hunky ex-Secret Service agent assigned to protect her. It’s got love. It’s got drama. It’s got the slowest run ever captured on film. It also casually raked in $411 million at the box office and blessed us with the greatest karaoke song of all time.
Now Sam Wrench—aka the guy responsible for directing Taylor Swift’s cinematic confetti cannon of a concert movie that made $261.7 million and inspired thousands to wear sparkly boots to the theater—is in charge of bringing The Bodyguard back to life for Warner Bros.
The cast? Still TBA. Your guess is as good as ours. (Although if it’s not Zendaya and someone tall, we riot.)
The script is being written by Jonathan Abrams, so at least we know the lines will be spicy. As for the lead actress? We’re all sitting here like it’s American Idol waiting for the results. The only thing that’s clear? Whoever’s playing the Whitney role better warm up those vocal cords and maybe invest in vocal cord insurance.
Stay tuned, because this remake could either be the next cultural reset… or have us dramatically whispering “Whyyyy?” into a wind machine. Either way, we’re watching. 🍿
