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Bret Easton Ellis has come out to state that Lionsgate’s supposed American Psycho reboot movie doesn’t exist, suggesting that the reported production is simply part of a ploy to gauge interest. Mary Harron’s darkly comedic and satirical psychological horror brought Ellis’ 1991 novel to the big screen in 2000, telling the story of a vain, egotistical banker living a double life as a serial killer. American Psycho starred Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, alongside Reese Witherspoon, Willem Dafoe, and Jared Leto.
On his The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, the author recently debunked rumors of American Psycho’s reboot on his podcast. He suggested that no contracts with Butler or potential director Luca Gudagino have been signed and have simply been reported to gauge audience interest:
I have a feeling it’s fake news. I heard somewhere, from someone, that there are no contracts. Austin Butler hasn’t signed anything to play Patrick Bateman. Luca doesn’t have a deal. Scott Burns, who is supposed to write the screenplay, doesn’t have a deal either. From various sources that I have, this is just fake news that was put out there to see how an audience is going to react.
Ellis also stated he had not been contacted:
If it does exist, I am not involved, I have nothing to do with this, I might get some money if they do this, but I am not involved creatively on any level, and that is all I know.
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Source: The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast