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‘American Psycho’ casting director slams Austin Butler playing Patrick Bateman for a wild reason
Too pretty for the job. Kerry Barden, the casting director for “American Psycho,” recently told the Hollywood Reporter he thinks Austin Butler is too beautiful for his rumored role as Patrick ...
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“American Psycho” Casting Director Says Austin Butler Is Too 'Beautiful' to Play Christian Bale's Character in Reimagining
The casting director of American Psycho is weighing in on the upcoming Luca Guadagnino reimagining. In the new film, Austin Butler is set to play Bateman who, in Bale's 1987-set version ...
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Cobb County removes 'American Psycho' from school libraries
Cobb County leaders have removed Bret Easton Ellis' novel "American Psycho" from school libraries over what they say is "sexually explicit content." The novel, which was made into a movie in 2000 ...
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‘American Psycho’ actor talks Luca Guadagnino’s planned remake: “He has his work cut out”
The remake of American Psycho is underway – and members of the team behind the original film have responded to the news. The film, which turns 25 this year, stars Christian Bale as a wealthy ...
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‘American Psycho’ 25 Years Later: Is The Enduring Cult of Bateman Iconic or Ironic?
In 2000, director Mary Harron adapted the book as a film with lead actor Christian Bale, creating the cult classic “American Psycho.” 25 years later, while Wall Street’s grip has loosened ...
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Musical 'American Psycho' arrives on Broadway, a bloody triumph
Surely you remember Patrick, the protagonist of Bret Easton Ellis's controversial 1991 novel American Psycho, and as grotesque a symbol of the previous decade's go-go capitalism as ever crawled ...
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‘American Psycho’ At 25: Is This Portrait of ‘80s Era Wall Street Excess Weirdly Aspirational or a Total Horrorshow?
Bateman is a banker and also maybe a serial killer; the lead character in the Bret Easton Ellis novel American Psycho, he was made flesh 25 years ago by Christian Bale, in Mary Harron’s film ...
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‘American Psycho’ director calls out ‘Wall Street bros’ for idolizing Patrick Bateman: ‘I’m mystified by it’
Patrick Bateman is no role model. “American Psycho” director Mary Harron told the Letterboxd Journal in a new interview for the film’s 25th anniversary that she disagrees with the fans who ...
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‘American Psycho’ Director Says “Wall Street Bros” Missed Point of Film: “A Gay Man’s Satire on Masculinity”
“[American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis’] being gay allowed him to see the homoerotic rituals among these alpha males, which is also true in sports, and it’s true in Wall Street, and all ...
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‘American Psycho’ Director Baffled by ‘Wall Street Bros’ Still Idolizing Patrick Bateman: They Don’t Realize the Movie Is a ‘Gay Man’s Satire on Masculinity’
“American Psycho” director Mary Harron marked the 25th anniversary of her satirical thriller by speaking to Letterboxd Journal about how puzzling it is to see “Wall Street bros” idolizing ...
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‘American Psycho’ Director Mary Harron Reflects On Film’s Relevancy In Trump Era: “Society Is Actually, 25 Years Later, Much Worse”
On the 25th anniversary of American Psycho, director Mary Harron reflected on the darkly satirical film’s legacy in the wake of Donald Trump‘s second presidency and how misunderstood the movie ...