In 2000, Christian Bale gave one of the most terrifying performances of his career as the terrifying Patrick Bateman, a young and wealthy stockbroker in a three-piece suit, whose impeccable exterior actually hid a real monster.
“Golden Boy by Day, Serial Killer by Night”We can read it on the poster of American Psycho, which we remember especially for the calling card sequence, or for the bloody fight between the hero and Jared Leto’s character, with Huey Lewis in the background.
- American Psycho: Leonardo DiCaprio almost played the role that brought out Christian Bale
But the first person who was shocked by Christian Bale’s impressive performance was the creator of Patrick Bateman himself, that is, the author of the original novel, Bret Easton Ellis.
“Christian Bale wanted to like me.”
Indeed, as the latter confided On the set of Larry King A few years ago, the actor insisted on meeting her before playing the character to get her consent:
“ He insisted on meeting me, he wanted to approve me, even if he had already been chosen by the studio and the director.– the author confided before the memorable meeting with the actor.
“That was scary enough.”
“He asked me if I could meet him. It was at a restaurant on Beverly Boulevard, and I was sitting at the bar, and suddenly I felt someone tap me on the shoulder: it was Kristen Bale, she was dressed like Patrick Bateman, she was acting. She was talking with that accent (…).”
The author then explained that a small act designed by Christian Bale to impress him had the desired effect, so much so that the novelist very quickly asked him to return to his normal attitude, feeling very uncomfortable with Patrick Bateman:
“Of course, the movie hadn’t been made yet, so we didn’t know how scary it was going to be, but it was scary enough. And when we sat down about five minutes later, I said, ‘You really have to stop this.’
What do you think of this little joke Christian Bale created for Brett Easton Ellis?
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