Christian Bale Weighs in on “Bold Choice” to Make a New ‘American Psycho’: “All the Best to ‘Em”

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 Christian Bale is giving his first thoughts on the new American Psycho movie coming courtesy of Luca Guadagnino . In what may be his most famous performance, Bale starred as Patrick Bateman in the 2000 original film, and at the premiere of his movie The Bride! on Tuesday, Bale reacted to the news of a new adaptation . “Whoever wants to give it a shot, give it a pop,” he told The Hollywood Reporter when asked if he had any young actors in mind for his role. “I loved making it with Mary Harron so many years back, fantastic memories of it all. Bold choice of anyone to try to do a — I don’t know if they’re doing a remake or what, I don’t know anything else about it. But all the best to ’em, I like brave people.” Related Stories Movies Why 'The Bride' Director Maggie Gyllenhaal Says Warner Bros. Asked Her to Cut Some Violence From Film: "It's Just Too Much" Movies Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride!': First Reactions From the Premiere A new Patrick Bateman has not yet been cast, but Guadagnino teased the upcoming movie at CinemaCon last year. It is said not to be a remake of the Bale film, following an investment banker who lived a double life as a serial killer, but rather a new take on author Bret Easton Ellis‘ 1991 novel of the same name. Scott Z. Burns is writing the script. “We are really working hard to bring to the screen a new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho , a book that I deeply love that is something that influenced me so much,” Guadagnino said at the time. Several members of the original American Psycho team have also previously reacted to the new adaptation news, with co-star Matt Rott noting, “It feels like a business venture more than anything else, but being that it’s based on a book, there can be multiple interpreta...