American Psycho: Here’s fans top picks to play the lead in Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation
Fans have already lined up their top choices for the role of Patrick Bateman. On 18 October, Deadline reported that a new American Psycho film was officially in the works at Lionsgate, with Luca Guadagnino attached as director and Scott Z.
Burns penning the script. While information about the project has been kept under wraps, sources revealed to the news outlet that the film will not be a remake of the 2000 cult classic – which starred Christian Bale – but a new take on Bret Easton Ellis’s book 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.
Since the news was announced, fans have flocked to social media to share their thoughts on the forthcoming film, including their top picks for the role of Patrick Bateman.
