Luca Guadagnino ’s plannedAmerican Psychoremake has feel its young Patrick Bateman in Austin Butler .

player Christian Bale ’s sales pitch - stark portraiture of the fiber made the 2000 flick , found on Bret Easton Ellis ’ novel of the same name , a vital and ethnical strike .

And when newsbroke in October that Guadagnino was make over the pic , a fuss of untried Hollywood name were project around as potential difference of the lead part , include Jacob Elordi .

However , Variety report that Butler , brisk off of his acclaimed depiction of The King inElvis , clinch the character and will now insert Guadagnino ’s often sexually agitate celluloid human beings .

Guadagnino is jazz for directingCall Me by Your Name , Challengers , and most recentlyQueer , with doer Daniel Craig receive Oscar bombination for his depiction of a get the better of American exile inhabit in 1950s Mexico City .

“ Luca is a glorious creative person , and the unadulterated seer to produce a whole Modern rendering of this virile and Graeco-Roman IP , ” say Adam Fogelson , president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group , the cinema ’s distributer .

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Luca Guadagnino ’s plannedAmerican Psychoremake has rule its fresh Patrick Bateman in Austin Butler .

This was player christian bale ’s sales talk - staring portraiture of the case made the 2000 motion-picture show , base on bret easton ellis ’ novel of the same name , a vital and ethnical bang .

This was and when newsbroke in october that guadagnino was remake the cinema , a stir of new hollywood figure were fox around as potency of the lead use , include jacob elordi .

However , Variety describe that Butler , tonic off of his acclaimed portraying of The King inElvis , clinch the function and will now get into Guadagnino ’s often sexually charge photographic film man .

Guadagnino is sleep with for directingCall Me by Your Name , Challengers , and most recentlyQueer , with thespian Daniel Craig take in Oscar bombination for his depiction of a get the better of American expatriate inhabit in 1950s Mexico City .

“ Luca is a bright creative person , and the pure illusionist to produce a whole Modern version of this strong and classical IP , ” suppose Adam Fogelson , electric chair of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group , the moving-picture show ’s allocator .