#Literary adaptation

Articles (2)

• 🇺🇸 ‘American Psycho’ Author Bret Easton Ellis Says ‘High Profile Actors’ Have Turned Down Patrick Bateman Role: ‘They Don’t Want To Be in the Shoes of Christian Bale’ — 21/02/2026 [USA]

  “American Psycho” is one of the most iconic titles to have come out in the year 2000 — which might be why several actors have been hesitant to step into the role of the homicidal banker Patrick Batema...

  Related: #Hollywood casting, #Actor legacy concerns
• 🇺🇸 Turkish Nobel Novelist Orhan Pamuk Gets the Netflix Series He Wanted — 12/02/2026 [USA]

  After publishing more than 20 books and winning a Nobel Prize, the Turkish author fought to bring a celebrated novel to the screen — on his own terms.

  Related: #Creative control, #Cultural representation