Austin Butler is about to star in Luca Guadagnino‘s new interpretation of the ebook “American Psycho” by Bret Easton Ellis for Lionsgate.
While there had been rumors that Jacob Elordi was being eyed to play Patrick Bateman, that casting didn’t come to go. Elordi and Butler have one thing in frequent, having each performed very totally different variations of Elvis in motion pictures by Sofia Coppola (“Priscilla”) and Baz Luhrmann (“Elvis”), respectively.
The movie, which includes a script by Scott Z. Burns (“The Laundromat”), is not going to be a remake of the 2000 movie, however a brand new adaptation of Ellis’ novel.
In the unique film, which got here out in 2000 and is about within the Nineteen Eighties, Christian Bale stars as Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie and serial killer. Under the lens of Guadagnino, who’s finest recognized for “Call Me by Your Name,” “Challengers” and most just lately “Queer,” the brand new tackle the ebook may have a bigger erotic emphasis than the unique horror satire. Guadagnino has additionally dabbed into style in “Suspiria” and “Bones and All.” While Butler is connected to play the lead position within the film, Guadagnino might need have interpreted the Patrick Bateman character in a a lot totally different approach than its earlier incarnation.
Guadagnino simply wrapped the shoot of “After the Hunt” starring Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield. His earlier two motion pictures “Queer” and “Challengers” turned up within the Golden Globes nominations. Daniel Craig (“Queer”) was nominated for finest actor, whereas Zendaya is vying for finest actress in “Challengers,” which can be nominated for movement image (musical or comedy) and music.
