Drew Starkey's American Psycho Answer Fuels Luca Guadagnino Casting Rumors
Drew Starkey declined to confirm the role but said he has read the script, as Scott Z. Burns completed a new draft after earlier actors passed.
- Actor Drew Starkey addressed speculation about playing Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino's upcoming American Psycho adaptation, offering "no comment" while admitting he has read the script.
- Author Bret Easton Ellis stated the new version will be "completely different" from Mary Harron's 2000 film, which originally starred Christian Bale as the homicidal investment banker Patrick Bateman.
- Casting has proven difficult for the Lionsgate production, with Ellis noting that "a couple of high-profile actors" have turned down the role, while Jacob Elordi and Connor Storrie have circulated as potential leads.
- Director Luca Guadagnino has reportedly revised the script multiple times to secure a lead, marking his most notorious pending work after ending a five-year production streak in summer 2024.
- Amid these delays, Ellis's 2023 novel The Shards is currently receiving a series adaptation on Hulu, providing context while the American Psycho film search continues.
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Photo Credit: Netflix Drew Starkey just made the loudest possible quiet statement about American Psycho. The actor gave a “no comment” that teased everything, reigniting speculation over who will play Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s new adaptation. Drew Starkey confirms he read the American Psycho script amid casting rumors Starkey worked with Guadagnino on Queer and has now admitted he has read the American Psycho script. That revelation c…
Drew Starkey Stays Mum On Potential 'American Psycho' Casting
Following his breakout performance in Luca Guadagnino’s Queer (2024), Drew Starkey is staying quiet about whether they’re teaming up again. Amid speculation that Starkey is in the mix for the role of Patrick Bateman in the Oscar-nominated director’s highly-anticipated adaptation of the 1991 Bret Easton Ellis book American Psycho, the actor offered a “no comment” […]
Drew Starkey Reflects on 'Outer Banks' Ending as Rumors Of His 'American Psycho' Casting Spread
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Drew Starkey Reacts to ‘American Psycho’ Casting Rumors, Reveals He’s Read the Script!
Drew Starkey is dishing on the new American Psycho movie! If you didn’t see the news, it confirmed in 2024 […] The post Drew Starkey Reacts to ‘American Psycho’ Casting Rumors, Reveals He’s Read the Script! appeared first on Just Jared - Celebrity News and Gossip
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