A defining novel of the Nineteen Nineties — and a defining film of the 2000s — is getting an replace for the 2020s.
American Psycho, the guide by Bret Easton Ellis that beforehand grew to become a cult hit (and a breakthrough position for its star, Christian Bale) in 2000 is about to be made right into a. new film. This one might be directed by Luca Guadagnino, the profilic filmmaker whose current work contains Name Me By Your Identify, Suspiria, Bones and All, and this yr’s Challengers and Queer.
In response to Selection, “The movie, which includes a script by Scott Z. Burns, is not going to be a remake of the 2000 movie, however a brand new adaptation of Ellis’ novel.”
(I’m undecided what’s the distinction between a remake of a film tailored from a guide and a brand new adaptation of the guide, however no matter.)
13. American Psycho (2000)
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Ellis’ novel tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a rich businessman who’s secretly a serial killer. The movie model was directed by Mary Harron and written by Harron and Guinevere Turner, with Bale within the career-defining position of Patrick Bateman. With its stunning violence, and ironic ’80s pop soundtrack, It did moderately nicely on the field workplace on its launch, however then on house video it arguably grew to become a canonical movie of its period.
Along with its movie model, American Psycho has additionally been tailored right into a Broadway present, with songs by Duncan Sheik.
I’m undecided what extra must be stated about American Psycho that wasn’t explored in Mary Harron’s film, however Guadagnino is a significant director — and with Suspiria he proved he may take a film broadly considered one of many defining ones of its style and do one thing new with it. So possibly lightning will strike twice.
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