American Psycho: Austin Butler cast in Luca Guadagnino’s reboot
Luca Guadagnino has reportedly found his Patrick Bateman. Back in October, Deadline reported that a new American Psycho film was officially in the works at Lionsgate, with the Call Me By Your Name creative attached as director and Scott Z Burns signing on as screenwriter.
Sources also revealed to the news outlet that it would not be a remake of the 2000 cult classic – which starred Christian Bale – but a new take on Bret Easton Ellis’ controversial novel of the same name. “We are thrilled to add another elite filmmaker to our upcoming slate.
Luca is a brilliant artist and the perfect visionary to create a whole new interpretation of this potent and classic IP,” Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson said in a statement.
Over the last few months, updates about the film and the new actor set to portray the murderous Patrick Bateman have been kept under wraps.
