{"id":144128,"date":"2025-11-20T20:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/144128\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T20:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:19:07","slug":"leighton-meester-jared-padalecki-to-star-in-netflix-rom-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/144128\/","title":{"rendered":"Leighton Meester, Jared Padalecki to Star in Netflix Rom-Com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/leighton-meester\/\" id=\"auto-tag_leighton-meester_1\" data-tag=\"leighton-meester\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leighton Meester<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/jared-padalecki\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jared-padalecki_1\" data-tag=\"jared-padalecki\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jared Padalecki<\/a> are ready to bring another holiday rom-com to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix_1\" data-tag=\"netflix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix<\/a> catalog. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe stars announced Thursday that they will star in an adaptation of Katherine Center\u2019s bestseller The Bodyguard. Andie MacDowell, Walker Hayes, Noah LaLonde and Toby Sandeman will also star in the film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe novel, published in 2022, follows a \u201cno-nonsense bodyguard\u201d assigned to protect \u201ca charming action star\u201d over the holidays. Little do they know that sparks will fly, secrets will unravel, and the holiday season will get rather complicated because of it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tElizabeth Allen Rosenbaum will direct the film, written by Erin Cardillo and Richard Keith.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn a statement, Rosenbaum said, \u201cI began paying close attention to BookTok culture around the success of my last Netflix Film, Purple Hearts. The overwhelming enthusiasm on social media and with readers for Katherine Center\u2019s novel was a major factor in my decision to come on board as director. It\u2019s been amazing to work closely with Katherine so far, and to see her so excited about moving her witty story about a no-nonsense bodyguard to an A-list actor into the holiday season. It makes the most gorgeous backdrop for the sparks that fly between them to be even brighter at that time of year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLeighton Meester and Jared Padalecki are perfect as our leads, and I know audiences are going to love seeing them on screen together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThough the novel\u2019s original title is The Bodyguard, Meester, Padalecki and Center are enlisting fans to help choose a new name for the untitled project because the original title is \u201calready very, very taken\u201d thanks to Kevin Costner and the late Whitney Houston. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cGetting ready to head into production, and I\u2019m incredibly excited to be teaming up with Netflix on this one,\u201d Padalecki wrote on Instagram in a video announcement with Meester and Center. \u201cThis story has so much heart, and we can\u2019t wait to bring Katherine Center\u2019s The Bodyguard to the screen.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe actor then poked fun at their search for a new film name by adding the hashtag #NotBodyguardTheMovie. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki are ready to bring another holiday rom-com to the Netflix catalog. 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