A defining novel of the Nineteen Nineties — and a defining film of the 2000s — is getting an replace for the 2020s.
American Psycho, the ebook by Bret Easton Ellis that beforehand turned a cult hit (and a breakthrough function for its star, Christian Bale) in 2000 is ready to be made right into a. new film. This one shall be directed by Luca Guadagnino, the profilic filmmaker whose current work consists of Name Me By Your Title, Suspiria, Bones and All, and this yr’s Challengers and Queer.
In accordance with Selection, “The movie, which encompasses 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 unsure what’s the distinction between a remake of a film tailored from a ebook and a brand new adaptation of the ebook, 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 function of Patrick Bateman. With its stunning violence, and ironic ’80s pop soundtrack, It did moderately effectively on the field workplace on its launch, however then on house video it arguably turned 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 unsure what extra must be mentioned about American Psycho that wasn’t explored in Mary Harron’s film, however Guadagnino is a serious director — and with Suspiria he proved he might take a film broadly considered one of many defining ones of its style and do one thing new with it. So perhaps lightning will strike twice.
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