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Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of his latest film, The Bride!, Bale was asked for his thoughts on the new American Psycho. “Whoever wants to give it a shot, give a pop,” he said. “I loved making it with Mary Harron so many years back. So many fantastic memories of it all. Bold choice of anyone to … I don’t know if they’re doing a remake … I don’t know anything about it, but all the best to ’em. I like brave people.”
Will The American Psycho Remake Actually Happen?
While the American Psycho remake has Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name) attached, things reportedly haven’t gone smoothly during development. The biggest challenge facing the creative team right now is casting the leading man, and it has nothing to do with identifying an actor who could conceivably do the role of Patrick Bateman justice. American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis recently said that “a couple of high-profile actors” have already turned the project down “because they don’t want to be in the shoes of Christian Bale.” This has some wondering if the remake will actually happen.
It’s understandable why actors are leery about signing on for the American Psycho remake. Since starring in the original, Bale has portrayed a wide variety of characters ranging from Batman to Dick Cheney, but Patrick Bateman remains one of his signature roles. It’s impossible to think about American Psycho without recalling the incredibly transformative nature of Bale’s performance. Simultaneously chilling and darkly comic, Bale is synonymous with Bateman. Anyone who follows his footsteps faces a tall task, as viewers will inevitably compare the new Bateman to Bale’s original classic.
