Activate some Huey Lewis and the Information, as a result of we’ve a brand new Patrick Bateman on the best way. With acclaimed director Luca Guadagnino gearing up for his new interpretation of Bret Easton Ellis’ iconic guide, American Psycho, Oscar-nominated actor Austin Butler is about to tackle the central function.
In line with Selection, Butler gained the function over competitors comparable to Jacob Elordi, who was rumored to be in last consideration as effectively.
Moderately than a remake of the 2000 movie, which starred Christian Bale, Guadagnino’s tackle the story is a re-interpretation of Ellis’ supply materials. Scott Z. Burns is accountable for the brand new script. American Psycho is centered on Bateman, a Wall Road yuppie working with barely-concealed violence; whereas the Bale movie is a darkish satire, there’s an opportunity Guadagnino may supply a brand new layer to the story, if his use of eroticism in cannibal love story Bones and All is any indicator.
It’s been an immensely busy yr for Guadagnino, who launched each Challengers and Queer right here in 2024. See the place Challengers landed on our record of the perfect motion pictures of the yr, and skim our evaluate of the freshly-released Queer right here.
Butler has additionally had a stacked 2024. After his transformative function in Dune: Half II, he appeared within the tightly wound The Bikeriders.
As the brand new model of American Psycho heads nearer to manufacturing, choose up a duplicate of the Bret Easton Ellis novel right here.
