Johnny Depp has rejected one of the most famous thrillers of the 2000s

An American Psycho adapted from Brett Easton Ellis’s homonymous novel came out 22 years ago. Directed by Mary Aaron, this thriller follows the psychic journey of Patrick Bateman, a calligrapher, homophobic and racist golden boy from Wall Street in the 1980s who, behind his superficial and ultra-manner appearance, hides the personality of an absolute killer psychopath. It cannot be said that the film, which has become a cult over the years, owes much to the perfect Christian Bale interpretation of the role.

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Initially, it was Leonardo DiCaprio who was to play Patrick Bateman under Oliver Stone, who for some time restored the project at the expense of Mary Aaron. The filmmaker was opposed to Leonardo DiCaprio, who was crowned Patrick Bateman after The Titanic. He said so Vulnerability :

“For me, he was not suitable at all. And then, to have a young star who was the idol of millions of teenage girls? It was as if he was kicked in the foot for this role. I could not realize the movie I wanted. With him.” When Leonardo DiCaprio left the project, Oliver Stone followed and Mary Aaron was able to take the adaptation.

What is less known is that Johnny Depp was also in these ranks and long before King Leo. In fact, back in 1992, after producer Edward R. Pressman bought the right to adapt the book by Bretton Easton Ellis.

But after a series of deadlocks in the pre-production phase of the film, which seemed to have gone nowhere, Johnny Depp lost interest in the project and eventually abandoned it. A very exciting professional period for the actor, moreover, came into orbit from the TV series 21 Jump Street and thanks to the success of Edward Scissors and Cry Baby on the movie side.