The Daily Mail reports that a deal between Warner Bros and Swift is "almost done", and that the superstar singer is "close to signing" after extensive talks.
Negotiations have covered all aspects of the film - including the music Swift will write for it, the merchandise it will sell and the actor who will play her love interest, the outlet reports.
Speculation has been rampant that Swift was set to take on the role of lead Rachel Marron since news broke that the remake was to be directed by Sam Wrench, who helmed the box office smash Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
Jonathan Abrams, screenwriter on Clint Eastwood's courtroom drama Juror #2 last year, has been brought on to pen the script. No casting decisions have yet been officially announced.
The Bodyguard spawned the best-selling soundtrack album of all time, including the iconic song I Will Always Love You, and cemented Houston's reputation as a global icon.
Taylor Swift in “preliminary talks” with officials about playing Shanghai
As confirmed by Reuters, Zhang Qi, deputy director of Shanghai’s culture and tourism bureau, told the Chinese media outlet The Paper that they had met with the ‘Bejeweled’ singer’s team.
“As for whether it can take place in the end, we feel that it will have to depend on the market and the attractiveness of the city of Shanghai,” he said. “But we are optimistic that they may be hope this year.”
NME has contacted a Taylor Swift spokesperson for a response to the official’s comments.
Swift wrapped up her massive record breaking ‘Eras’ word tour which saw her take over stadiums in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The mamoth run of dates came to an end on December 8 2024 at Vancouver, British Columbia’s BC Place Stadium, after 149 shows that took place across 21 months.
It was revealed that in total, the worldwide trek sold a record-breaking $2,077,618,725 (£1.6billion) worth of tickets, per the New York Times.
Following the tour coming to a close, it was reported that Swift gave out a cool $197million (£152million) in bonuses to her crew. She had previously given out over $55million (£43million) in bonuses to the crew members working on the tour over last summer.
