LOS ANGELES — Hollywood actor Austin Butler is set to reprise the role of
Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino‘s new interpretation of the book 'American
Psycho' by Bret Easton Ellis for Lionsgate. The character was earlier played by
the Hollywood star and the master of body transformations, Christian Bale in
'American Psycho'.
While there had been rumors that Jacob Elordi was being
eyed to play Patrick Bateman, that casting didn’t come to pass, reports
'Variety'.
Elordi and Butler have something in common, having both
played very different versions of Elvis in movies by Sofia Coppola
('Priscilla') and Baz Luhrmann ('Elvis'), respectively.
As per 'Variety', the film, which features a script by
Scott Z. Burns ('The Laundromat'), will not be a remake of the 2000 film, but a
new adaptation of Ellis’ novel. In the original movie, which came out in 2000
and is set in the 1980s, Christian Bale stars as Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street
yuppie and serial killer.
Under the lens of Guadagnino, who is best known for 'Call
Me by Your Name', 'Challengers' and most recently 'Queer', the new take on the
book could have a larger erotic emphasis than the original horror satire.
Guadagnino has also dabbed into genre in “Suspiria” and “Bones and All.” While
Butler is attached to play the lead role in the movie, Guadagnino might have
have interpreted the Patrick Bateman character in a much different way than its
previous incarnation.
Guadagnino just wrapped the shoot of “After the Hunt”
starring Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield. His previous two movies “Queer” and
“Challengers” turned up in the Golden Globes nominations. Daniel Craig
(“Queer”) was nominated for best actor, while Zendaya is vying for best actress
in “Challengers,” which is also nominated for motion picture (musical or
comedy) and music.
