Arty Froushan Puts His Own Disturbed Spin on Patrick Bateman in London’s Sold-Out ‘American Psycho’ Revival: “It Takes Something Out of My Soul”
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The 'Daredevil' star has put his life on pause to play Bret Easton Ellis' yuppie serial killer — and has thrilled the London theater scene in doing so: "It's a slightly scary thing, to find common ground with Patrick Bateman."
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Arty Froushan’s got another show this evening, and he’s trying not to think too hard about it. The half-English, half-Iranian actor is speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on Zoom in early March, gearing up for the final weeks of Rupert Goold ‘s American Psycho revival at the Almeida Theatre in London , where it first drew blood in 2013. Back then, in the musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis ‘ best-seller — with music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and a book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa — Doctor Who star Matt Smith took on New York yuppie and increasingly maniacal investment banker Patrick Bateman. In the Broadway transfer, Benjamin Walker took up the post. Froushan, of Daredevil , House of the Dragon and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale fame, is now putting his own spin on the dapper serial killer. Related Stories Movies Studio Ghibli's 'Whisper of the Heart,' 'The Secret World of Arrietty' Set for Imax Re-Release Across North America News AI Actor Tilly Norwood Drops Debut Single and Music Video 'Take the Lead': "I'm Just a Tool, but I've Got Life" “Inevitably, I was inspired by the film. His voice is so iconic, and it was impossible for me to get that out of my head. I think that does bleed into my performance a bit,” he says of Mary Harron’s 2000 cult classic with Christian Bale . “ Rupert, the director, kept encouraging me to find my Bateman, you know? To find the common ground that I felt with the character, which is always a slightly scary thing — to find common ground with Patrick Bateman,” he laughs. But, pulling from his own experience growing up at a well-to-do London school, Froushan tapped into that same sense of wanting to be like everyone else. “When I was a kid, I tried everything I could to squash myself into a more standardize...
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