Princess Diana was eyed for 'Bodyguard' sequel, Kevin Costner says

Princess Diana was eyed for a big-screen role, says Kevin Costner. 

Costner, whose character protected Whitney Houston's in "The Bodyguard" (1992), told People magazine that the studio liked Diana for a sequel, and he claims they had a conversation about it before her death. 

“The studio liked the idea of doing a ‘Bodyguard 2’... in the same kind of capacity as Whitney," the Academy Award winner said, "and nobody really knew that for about a year.”

Costner said he had a chat with Princess Diana during which he told her he would "write this part with you in mind. Is this something that you think you would like to do?’ And she said, ‘Yes, I do.’ "

Costner remembers Diana as "being incredibly sweet on the phone" and a little inquisitive.

"She goes, ‘Are we gonna have, like, a kissing scene?' And she said it in a very respectful (way) — she was a little nervous, because, I think her life was very governed," he said. "And I said, ‘Yeah, there’s gonna be a little bit of that, but we can make that OK, too.' "

Paste BN has reached out Warner Bros., the studio that distributed the original, and writer Lawrence Kasdan for comment.

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Costner previously spoke of his intentions for a "Bodyguard" follow-up that would have included Diana when he appeared on Anderson Cooper's former daytime talk show in 2012, Vanity Fair and HuffPost UK report. 

The former royal died on Aug. 31, 1997, following a car accident in Paris.

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