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Whitney Houston Is Dead

Jame Gumb — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:02:16 +0000

Whitney Houston is dead. The world-famous singer and actress passed away at the Beverly Hilton hotel at the age of 48, representative Kristen Foster confirmed Saturday evening. The cause of death is unknown at this time, but given her well-documented battles with drug addiction, I doubt it was ninjas.

While best known for her singing career, Houston was also famous for her acting work in films such as The Bodyguard and Waiting to Exhale. According to CNN, she was set to appear in an upcoming remake of Sparkle, which would have been her first movie role since 1996.

R.I.P.

Rihanna Says She Doesn’t Need A Bodyguard

Joseph Gibson — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:39:28 +0000

Singer/I guess actress Rihanna might have had some tangles with violent men in the past, but that doesn’t mean she needs the upcoming remake of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston film The Bodyguard to keep her safe. Go girl, you, etc:

“I hate it when singers do singing movies all the time, because you can never look at them as anybody else. I want to play a character, my whole life is playing Rihanna, being a singer won’t be a stretch for me.”

All snark aside, I think it’s pretty cool of Rihanna to have an artistically principled stand like this. Which will make it all the more disappointing when she ends up playing second lead in Fat Mailman 2 or something. But for now, way to go Rihanna. (via Hitfix)

‘The Bodyguard’ Being Remade, Old Version Lacks Twitter And Google Maps

Penn Collins — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:28:40 +0000

Warne Brothers, unwilling to be trumped by news of a Soap Dish remake, has thrown down the gauntlet with news of a remake of The Bodyguard, as if to say “We challenge, nay, dare a studio to find a less essential film to remake than we.”

Because the original’s release in 1992 was practically eons ago, there will be adjustments made to make the landscape recognizable to us future-folk. For instance, there will be references to “Twitter, Google Maps and TMZ” in the film. Topical! That’s something we can all relate to.

Further, the bodyguard will be an Iraq war veteran who is making his way after returning from the Middle East. But other than that, it’s the same film: Popular female singer gets threatened (maybe by text message!), bodyguard guy saves her life, they fall in love.

We can speculate all we want about the casting possibilities here, but if you really don’t think that at the end of the day it’s going to be Rihanna and Channing Tatum, you’re kidding yourself. (Deadline)