"They have their work cut out": "American Psycho" team react to news of remake

This year, the cult film "American Psycho" starring Christian Bale celebrated its 25th anniversary, and amidst the celebration, it was revealed that Luca Guadagnino plans to direct a new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the creative team of the original film shared their thoughts on the project.

The film "American Psycho" was released on April 14, 2000. He told about the banker Patrick Bateman, hiding behind the perfect appearance of dark bloody fantasies. Now Lionsgate is preparing a new project, the script for which is written by Scott Z. Burns. Guadagnino himself recently appeared at CinemaCon with a video message in which he emphasized that the book had a strong influence on him and that he was eager to show his own reading of the story rather than simply re-make the film.

Actor Matt Ross, who played one of Bateman's colleagues in the original, admitted to being skeptical of remakes:

"It always feels like just mercenary capitalism and nothing else".

However, he added that he respects Guadagnino's talent and admits the new movie could offer a fresh take on the novel, similar to the way different actors reinterpret Shakespeare:

"I think they have their work cut out for them, for no other reason than Christian’s performance is exceptional".

The producer of the original film, Chris Hanley, also noted that reboots have become the norm in Hollywood and expressed his support for Guadagnino:

"Luca is a great director. He’s never made a bad movie".

Casting director Kerry Barden commented on rumors of Austin Butler's possible involvement: in his opinion, Butler would be better suited for the role of Paul Allen, played by Jared Leto, due to his striking looks.

Coproducer Alessandro Camon also expressed his respect for the director and said:

"It’s a big challenge when anybody remakes a movie that is iconic or takes on a role that is iconic. But sometimes for actors, that is also exciting. Of course, Laurence Olivier is the Hamlet, but it’s not about, ‘How do I better Lawrence Olivier?’ It’s about, ‘How do I find my own Hamlet?'".