As romantic posters go, it’s hard to get more steamy and engaging than the one forThe Bodyguard.
There’s only one catchthat’s not really Houston in the shot.
“That wasn’t even Whitney actually,” Costner tells EW.
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She was frightened."
Because it was so evocative.
It wasn’t special photography; it wasn’t anything," he says.
I said ‘Guys, I think we had it the first time.’
That it was really, and that ended up being the poster."
However, he credits their onscreen spark to Lawrence Kasdan’s screenplay.
“[It was a] very funny, acidic kind of relationship that was unique.
His own rhythm of language that I knew would create [sparks],” he reflects.
The words provide the chemistry in a way."
