Austin Butler is reportedly set to play Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino‘s upcoming American Psycho movie.
Per a Selection report, Butler has been tapped to play the long-lasting serial killer, taking on the function from Christian Bale. Butler will lead Challengers director Guadagnino’s new tackle American Psycho, which received’t be a remake of the beloved 2000 movie, however shall be a brand new interpretation of Easton Ellis’ novel.
Selection‘s report additionally means that Euphoria and Priscilla star Jacob Elordi was within the front-running for the function, which ultimately went to Butler. This isn’t the primary time Butler and Elordi have vied for a similar or comparable roles – each males portrayed completely different variations of Elvis Presley lately; Butler starred in Elvis, whereas Elordi starred in Priscilla.
Guadagnino’s upcoming tackle American Psycho was first introduced in October. It marks the filmmaker’s second foray into style remakes, having beforehand directed a brand new model of Suspiria in 2018, based mostly on Dario Argento’s 1977 Italian supernatural horror.
Following the movie’s announcement, the web championed Robert Pattinson for the function of Bateman, although it seems nothing amounted from the fan-cast.
The unique movie starred Christian Bale as Patrick Batman, a mentally unstable Manhattan-based banker who lives a second life as a grotesque serial killer. In each the movie and novel, it’s not made totally clear if Bateman is definitely perpetrating the acts of horrific violence, or if they’re a figment of his creativeness, and this has been the topic of debate amongst followers for many years.
Earlier this yr, American Psycho actress Chloë Sevigny mentioned she was “actually intimidated” by Bale’s performing course of whereas engaged on the movie. The actress mentioned she tried to “respect [Bale’s] course of” however discovered it “difficult as a result of I’m very gregarious and foolish and goofy, unbeknownst to most people.”
“When folks take themselves so significantly, I type of shut down, although I take my work very significantly and I like performing and whatnot,” she continued. “I used to be actually intimidated by his course of and intimidated by him, and I wished somewhat extra generosity to make myself really feel extra comfy, which is my very own ego.
“It was a extremely difficult dynamic for me, however I don’t assume that I assumed he was dangerous,” she added. “I used to be simply type of confused, like, ‘Why aren’t you being social?’ I wasn’t even that conscious of what the Technique factor was. I by no means had any formal coaching; I feel I used to be simply type of ‘pretend it till you make it.’ However the entire Technique factor, I used to be like, What even is that this strategy? It was very intimidating.”
