Is Austin Butler match to be Patrick Bateman? Effectively, the casting director for the 2000 movie “American Psycho” has a unique tackle which function Butler ought to play…
An “American Psycho” reimagining was introduced in 2024 with Luca Guadagnino directing from Scott Z. Burns’ adaptation. Austin Butler was rumored to steer the movie as Patrick Bateman, the character that Christian Bale first delivered to display. Nevertheless, creator Brett Easton Ellis later stated that the remake was “faux information” and that no offers for any of the aforementioned creatives are in place. Guadagnino went on to look in a video message throughout Lionsgate’s CinemaCon presentation confirming his involvement within the venture and stated that the script is “popping out very handsomely.”
Now, casting director Kerry Barden is weighing in on how Butler simply may be too good-looking to steer the function. Barden cited how Butler is extra much like supporting star Jared Leto than lead Bale. Leto performed Bale’s onscreen competitor Paul Allen within the 2000 model.
“I’d solid Austin in Jared’s function as a result of he’s that lovely, and that’s why we solid Jared, is as a result of he’s that lovely,” Barden advised The Hollywood Reporter. “Jared is actually an excellent actor as effectively, and clearly, Austin has plenty of depth as an actor, too. However not each particular person has that form of magnificence.”
And that sentiment of Butler’s aesthetic has additionally been shared by his “The Bikeriders” director Jeff Nichols, who beforehand advised Complete Movie that he was “fairly sure I used to be seeing essentially the most lovely human being I’d ever seen” when he met Butler.
It’s not simply Barden (and “American Psycho” creator Ellis) who’ve voiced their skepticism for the reimagining. Producer Chris Hanley advised THR that “everyone’s calling me, going like, ‘How silly to make [‘American Psycho’].” Nevertheless, after engaged on the 2000 function, Hanley stands by Guadagnino’s take. “Luca is a good director,” he stated. “He’s by no means made a nasty film.”
“American Psycho” actor Justin Theroux additionally approves of Guadagnino‘s reboot. Theroux advised Vulture that 25 years later, “American Psycho” is simply as related. He stated that it’s the “excellent time” for a remake, including, “It appears like they’re placing collectively an attention-grabbing crew of individuals and actors. I’m normally not into remakes, however as soon as I heard who’s concerned, I believed that might be actually good. Perhaps it’s an ideal time to retell that story. Everytime you get extra time away from an period, you could have extra perspective on it. The reality or the lies come into extra reduction, so it may be simpler to satirize.”