Sharpen your ax and dust off the Huey Lewis and the News CD – there’s a american psychopath In the process of reshooting. But who will be the new Patrick Bateman? That decision largely rests with Luca Guadagnino, who according to a recent announcement has signed on to direct a new version of Bret Easton Ellis’ bizarre but mesmerizing novel.
With Hollywood’s remakes and reboots still going strong, it’s only a matter of time before movies get remade and rebooted. american psychopath Reshoots happen. Christian Bale’s brilliant and maniacal portrayal of Bateman, who played the murderous banker in the original 2000 film, has since inspired countless memes; in recent years, the film has become a cult favorite A favorite of the alt-right “sigmagrindset” accounts, which celebrate toxic masculinity with varying degrees of satire.
The official announcement describes the new film as a “fresh take” on the book, rather than being too close to the first film directed by Mary Harron. There’s not much to say about that either – trying to outdo Beber is a fool’s errand. Given Luca Guadagnino’s penchant for visual splendor (please call me by your name, challenger) and crazy horror (sigh, bones and all), we can expect something closely tied to the surreal nature of the book, as well as offering a new, Lucca-esque take on the finance bros that Harlan’s film embodies so well.
So: Who would Guadagnino choose to play his version of the bloodthirsty financier? The field is vast. Not only does our current leading man clearly aspire to play the weirdo (more on that below), but the physical demands of the role are also pretty loose. Bell-style beefcake is just as reasonable as the more elfin cast.
Although in the original film, Bateman’s WASP whiteness was an integral part of his dark character, Guadagnino could have immersed himself in the modern, multicultural world of finance and cast actors of color. Here are the top contenders; hopefully their business cards are up to par.
Timothée Chalamet
He Injects Wide-Eyed Mania into Paul Atreides Dune: Part 2 It showed he could easily swap tights for Wall Street pinstripes. He has also become a mainstay of Guadagnino’s cinematic universe, starring in ” please call me by your name and bones and all. Given that the latter involves full-scale cannibalism, his stomach should be strong enough to withstand the gruesome content of this book.
