US EditionJared Padalecki and Leighton Meester's 'The Bodyguard' Movie: What to Know
Netflix adapts Katherine Center's bestselling holiday novel into a rom-com starring Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki, inviting fans to select the film's new title via Instagram.
- On Thursday, Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki announced they will star in Netflix's adaptation of Katherine Center's bestselling novel, alongside Andie MacDowell, Walker Hayes, Noah LaLonde and Toby Sandeman.
- Because the original title is tied to a 1992 hit, Leighton Meester, Jared Padalecki and Katherine Center are enlisting fans to rename the film, as it's "already very, very taken" by Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, with Padalecki urging Instagram comments using #NotBodyguardTheMovie.
- Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum will direct from a screenplay by Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith, with Gina Matthews, Grant Scharbo, and Jared and Genevieve Padalecki producing for Little Engine Productions and Living in the Asterisk.
- Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki will play the bodyguard and actor, respectively, with Meester hinting the story shifts to a Christmas setting; Rosenbaum called them perfect leads for Netflix's holiday rom-com slate.
- Padalecki and Rosenbaum suggested fans' input as a marketing tactic, with Rosenbaum citing BookTok enthusiasm and Katherine Center's adapted novels enhancing the project's appeal.
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Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki Call on Fans to Suggest Titles for Netflix’s Adaptation of Katherine Center’s ‘The Bodyguard’
Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki called on fans to suggest titles for Netflix's adaptation of Katherine Center’s ‘The Bodyguard.’
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Leighton Meester, Jared Padalecki to star in Netflix holiday rom-com
Leighton Meester (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images); Jared Padalecki (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images) Another BookTok favorite is coming to your TV screens. Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki are set to star in Netflix’s adaptation of The Bodyguard by Katherine Center. According to Tudum, it’s a “comedy about a no-nonsense bodyguard who is assigned to protect a charming action star over the holidays.” While the story follows Cente…
Leighton Meester & Jared Padalecki Board Netflix Rom-Com Based On Katherine Center’s ‘The Bodyguard’; Andie MacDowell Among Others Set
EXCLUSIVE: Leighton Meester (Good Cop/Bad Cop) and Jared Padalecki (Supernatural) are set to lead a Netflix holiday rom-com based on The Bodyguard, the bestselling novel by Katherine Center.Others in the cast include Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day), country star Walker Hayes, Noah LaLonde (My Life with the Walter Boys), and Toby Sandeman (Running Point). In the […]
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