Warner Bros. is planning to remake “The Bodyguard” with Sam Wrench on board to direct. Wrench directed the field workplace smash “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.” Jonathan Abrams, who debuted as a function screenwriter with Clint Eastwood’s courtroom drama “Juror #2” final fall, has been tapped to pen the script. No casting choices have been set.

The information was revealed by Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, the co-heads of the Warner Bros. Footage Group, in an interview with Deadline.

Other than directing “The Eras Tour,” Wrench has oft toed the road between the movie and music industries, helming “Laufey’s A Night time on the Symphony: Hollywood Bowl” and “A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter,” in addition to live performance docs for stars like BTS, Billie Eilish and Lizzo.

The unique “The Bodyguard” was directed by Mick Jackson and centered on a former Secret Service agent, portrayed by Kevin Costner, employed to guard a well-known singer, performed by Whitney Houston. It grossed greater than $400 million on the worldwide field workplace and has what is taken into account the bestselling film soundtrack of all time, with a number of chart-topping unique songs from Houston.

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

Wrench spoke with Selection about his model and utilizing lengthy takes throughout “Laufey’s A Night time on the Symphony: Hollywood Bowl,” saying, “I don’t suppose the job of a live performance filmmaker is there to try to painting one thing that didn’t occur or to present it an power that isn’t there. When the music is the king, the music is the factor you comply with and also you let that sort of dictate all the things. However truthfully, my job was pretty straightforward. It’s such an incredible live performance. Everybody loved it. We pointed some cameras, and right here we’re.”