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Austin Butler lands lead in American Psycho remake—report

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Luca Guadagnino’s tackle American Psycho is shaping up. Austin Butler has landed the position of Patrick Bateman, initially performed by Christian Bale, Variety studies. The commerce studies that Jacob Elordi had beforehand been rumored to take the position; apparently, somebody received their Elvises crossed. 

Not an excessive amount of else is understood in regards to the movie, which was first introduced in October as “a complete new interpretation of this potent and basic IP.” While there was some comprehensible skepticism about remaking Mary Harron’s 2000 movie, which has solely grown in esteem and recognition since its launch, Guadagnino has frequently taken on diversifications that few would dare to attempt. His 2018 interpretation of Suspiria, primarily based on Dario Argento’s 1977 basic of the identical title, involves thoughts, as does his newest movie Queer, primarily based on the William Boroughs novella that many thought-about to be unadaptable. He has additionally simply been cranking movies out at a relentless tempo, releasing Challengers earlier this yr and is at present engaged on After The Hunt, which is able to star Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Chloë Sevigny. 

Butler, in the meantime, has additionally confirmed himself a sport shapeshifter, incomes an Oscar nomination (and successful a Golden Globe and BAFTA) in 2023 for his titular efficiency in Baz Lurhmann’s Elvis. He went on to look as Feyd-Rautha in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune motion pictures.

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