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I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried, folks. Not long after singer Rihanna was manhandled and beaten by her boyfriend (and fellow recording artist) Chris Brown comes word the gal may star in a remake of The Bodyguard, which originally starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner -- and will always be remembered for a crazy popular soundtrack that included Houston hits like "I Will Always Love You", "I Have Nothing" and "I'm Every Woman". The New York Daily News reports that Rihanna was in New York over the weekend taking meetings for the film (and a Charlie's Angels sequel, apparently), and that Channing Tatum's name is being tossed around with regards to the Costner role.

The original 1992 film told of a pop singer (Houston) who hires a bodyguard (Costner) after receiving threatening notes. Eventually the two forge a friendship, then a romance, and Houston belts out a few memorable tunes all while dodging the pitfalls of fame. After Rihanna's much-publicized domestic dispute with Brown, I've heard folks compare the singer to early Whitney, and so not only would this remake take in a boatload of money from the Step Up crowd, but it'd also be a little strange and true-to-life. I wonder if they'd add a "jealous, hot-tempered boyfriend" to the mix, and really go for that ripped-from-the-headlines vibe. What do you think? Is it time for someone to remake The Bodyguard? Would it be hard to remake a film known more for its soundtrack than anything else? And should they throw Chris Brown a cameo for the hell of it?

The only thing, and I mean the only thing that is keeping me from completely disowning the remake of The Last Dragon is that RZA (the driving force behind the flick) seems to have a real love for the project. MTV recently spoke with the rapper and he told them that he's currently trying to get pop star Rihanna to star in the role originally made famous by Prince protege, Vanity. RZA tells MTV, "That's the one I'm rooting for, we're keeping that same concept of the girl being in the music business."

The original film centered on a young martial arts lover by the name of Leroy who falls in love with a music TV host (played by Vanity), while battling a local bad-ass by the name of Sho'nuff, and searching for the mystical 'Glow' (a mystical energy that can make you the greatest fighter alive.) But just because RZA has a soft spot for the original flick doesn't mean that he doesn't have some changes in mind. The actor/rapper told MTV, "One thing I don't think the old movie captured - because they couldn't capture it, [there] wasn't a lot of CGI - was I think some of the action sequences could've been cooler. But this one, we're not lacking that. You will definitely have some crazy action sequences."