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Updated: Feb 21, 2026 14:27 IST
Washington DC [US], February 21 (ANI): Christian Bale‘s efficiency in American Psycho is likely one of the arduous acts to observe for the celebs, as many have refused the identical position in Luca Guadagnino‘s upcoming directorial American Psycho, reported Deadline.
After Deadline completely introduced director Luca Guadagnino and author Scott Z. Burns’ adaptation of the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis again in 2024, the writer not too long ago shared an replace on the casting course of for the upcoming characteristic.
“A couple of high-profile actors, whom I can’t name, have turned it down. I think maybe because they don’t want to be in the shoes of Christian Bale,” Ellis stated on a podcast as quoted by Deadline.
Ellis famous that Scott Z. Burns has since accomplished a brand new draft of the script after a number of actors handed on the earlier model.
“From what I’m told, this movie is completely different from Mary Harron’s 2000 movie. It’s a completely different take, and going to bear no resemblance to that movie,” he added as quoted by Deadline.
The Lionsgate movie shall be produced by Frenesy Films, and govt produced by Sam Pressman, the son of Edward R. Pressman, producer of the 2002 unique film, via his firm Pressman Film.
In 2000’s American Psycho, Bale starred as homicidal funding banker Patrick Bateman, the literary character that Ellis created as a satirical tackle masculinity. The Harron-helmed adaptation additionally starred Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Chloë Sevigny, Reese Witherspoon, Jared Leto, Willem Dafoe and extra.
With American Psycho within the works, Ellis’ 2023 novel ‘The Shards’ is getting the Ryan Murphy therapy with an FX collection starring Kaia Gerber additionally in improvement. (ANI)
