Hollywood actor Austin Butler is set to reprise the role of Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino‘s new interpretation of the book American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis for Lionsgate. The character was earlier played by the Hollywood star and the master of body transformations, Christian Bale in American Psycho. ‘Caught Stealing’: Bad Bunny Joins Darren Aronofsky’s Crime Thriller Alongside Zoe Kravitz and Austin Butler.

While there had been rumors that Jacob Elordi was being eyed to play Patrick Bateman, that casting didn’t come to pass, reports 'Variety'.

Elordi and Butler have something in common, having both played very different versions of Elvis in movies by Sofia Coppola (Priscilla) and Baz Luhrmann (Elvis), respectively.

As per 'Variety', the film, which features a script by Scott Z. Burns (The Laundromat), will not be a remake of the 2000 film, but a new adaptation of Ellis’ novel. In the original movie, which came out in 2000 and is set in the 1980s, Christian Bale stars as Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie and serial killer.

Under the lens of Guadagnino, who is best known for Call Me by Your Name, Challengers and most recently Queer, the new take on the book could have a larger erotic emphasis than the original horror satire. Guadagnino has also dabbed into genre in Suspiria and Bones and All. While Butler is attached to play the lead role in the movie, Guadagnino might have have interpreted the Patrick Bateman character in a much different way than its previous incarnation. Regina King To Star With Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz in Crime Thriller ‘Caught Stealing’.

Guadagnino just wrapped the shoot of After the Hunt starring Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield. His previous two movies Queer and Challengers turned up in the Golden Globes nominations. Daniel Craig (Queer) was nominated for best actor, while Zendaya is vying for best actress in Challengers, which is also nominated for motion picture (musical or comedy) and music.

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