Kevin Costner has opened up about his experience working with Whitney Houston in the 1992 romantic thriller “The Bodyguard.” The film, which centers around a former secret service agent hired to protect a famous pop star from a stalker, marked Ms. Houston’s acting debut.
During a recent interview on actor and comedian Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, Mr. Costner, who also served as a producer on the movie, described casting the legendary singer in the film’s lead role despite initial objections from the film’s director, Mick Jackson. “That was a movie I probably should have directed.
I just thought somebody could do a better job. But he was uncomfortable with her,” the 69-year-old said during the June 3 podcast episode. “She was my choice.
So I was the actor. I produced it. I picked her.
” “I knew that she should be the one,” he added. “So in producing it, I produced Whitney in the movie, meaning I put her there. I didn’t let the director [say] ‘Well, I’m directing, we’ve all decided places.
’ I said, no, she’s in the movie.” “I really knew who I wanted,” Mr. Costner noted.
“There was a moment where she trusted me. And as I looked at her and ..
. I started to guide her, and I wasn’t trying to usurp my director, but I had made a promise to her.” “I had promised Whitney that she'd be good in [the film],” he continued.
“And that was my promise to her. She’s always gonna love me in the song; I was always gonna kee.
