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Kevin Costner Confirms That a Sequel to ‘The Bodyguard’ Was Happening with Princess Diana Starring Opposite Him—and That, After Her Death, “It Got Kind of Ugly” Between Him and the Royal Family

Kevin Costner and Princess Diana.

It has long been rumored that, following the massive success of 1992’s The Bodyguard starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, that a sequel was in the works starring Costner and, this time, Princess Diana—but that the project came to an abrupt halt following her death in a car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997.

Now, Costner has not only confirmed that the movie was, in fact, set to happen, but also that, after Diana’s untimely death at just 36 years old, he got into a heated feud with the royal family after her passing, saying, per OK, that “it got kind of ugly.” 

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