Kevin Costner Says Princess Diana ‘Fancied’ Him, Would Have Starred In ‘Bodyguard’ Sequel
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Costner said he approached Diana about a potential role in a planned followup to the 1992 romantic drama, in which he starred opposite Whitney Houston.
Kevin Costner never got to act alongside Princess Diana in a planned sequel to “The Bodyguard,” but he nonetheless has fond memories of his brief professional encounter with the late British royal.
In a wide-ranging interview on “The Howard Stern Show” aired this week, Costner recalled approaching Diana about a potential role in a followup to the 1992 romantic drama, in which he’d starred opposite Whitney Houston. He also credited Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, with connecting them sometime around 1996.
The project got shelved shelved in the wake of Diana’s 1997 death in a car crash at age 36.
“I never made that movie because I could not replace Princess Di,” Costner said.
As for plot specifics, the movie would’ve taken place at least partly in Hong Kong and, in a case of art imitating life, would’ve depicted Diana’s break from the British royal family.
