And it’s Luca Guadagnino who will, as reported by Deadline! The famous horror black comedy American Psycho is getting a new version on the big screen, but beware, the feature film will not be a remake of the 2000 film, but a new screenplay adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis’ novel. Scott Z. Burns (Extrapolations, Contagion, Revenge in Skin). The screenwriter is also soon to become the creator of the series Thumblite for Netflix, starring Rosamund Pike.
The original film adaptation, which featured a formidable Christian Bale, was directed by Mary Harron from a script she wrote herself with Guinevere Turner. This version is a classic, considered one of the greatest films of all time.
Recall that the thriller is set in the mid-Reagan years and follows the psychotic journey of Patrick Bateman, a misogynistic, homophobic and racist golden boy from Wall Street, who hides behind his superficial and luxurious exterior a psychopathic personality that drives him. to commit a series of inhuman murders. Who will play Bateman next? Now the question arises!
The film will be produced by Lionsgate through Frenesy Films, and executive produced by Sam Pressman, who produced the first adaptation, Edward R. Pressman’s Son, through his company Pressman Film.
“We are excited to add another elite director to our upcoming filmsir,” said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group President Adam Fogelson. “Luke is a brilliant artist and a great visionary for creating a brand new interpretation of this powerful and classic intellectual property.“
The last movie Luca GuadagninoThe Challengers, starring Zendaya, Mike Feist and Josh O’Connor, debuted at the box office. His next film, Queer, opposite Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, will be released by A24 on November 27 in the US. The director is also currently in post-production on his film After the Hunt, starring Julia Roberts. His previous feature films include Amore, Suspiria, Bones and All, A Bigger Splash and of course his cult hit Call Me by Your Name which featured Timothée Chalamet.
Meanwhile, American Psycho (2000), a classic, is still available on VOD.
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