Netflix is keeping in the novel adaptation game with its upcoming romance film, The Bodyguard . Not to be confused with the melodramatic 1992 blockbuster starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston , the new project is an adaptation of the 2022 novel by Katherine Center , and it may have just landed a familiar star for the streaming service. Jared Padalecki has reportedly been cast as the male lead, bringing him back to the streaming home of his beloved comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls and its 2016 reunion miniseries, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life . If confirmed, he'd be set to join Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester in the feature, which is set to begin filming in Canada this December.

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