Joey Magidson
A week or so ago, it was announced that Luca Guadagnino would be mounting a new take on American Psycho as his next project. Penned by Scott Z. Burns, it would be different than the film we have, presumably sticking closer to the Brett Easton Ellis book of the same name. Of course, that got the internet in a tizzy over who might play Patrick Bateman, after Christian Bale did so previously, to memorable effect. Myles and I discussed it on the podcast here, but it seems like a perfect opportunity for an Awards Radar Community Question. Who would be your pick to play Patrick Bateman?
Below, you can see all of the options we discussed earlier this week. Myles came up with a rating chart and amassed the names, which are here for your perusal. We also included our preferred picks and our predicted picks, so you have that at your disposal as well. Take a gander and consider who could play the role Bale really put his stamp on.
American Psycho Casting Rating Chart
5 = I see the vision
4 = Good pick, wrong age
3 = No strong feelings
2 = I don’t understand
1 = Get it away from me
Timothee Chalamet 1 ⁃ David Jonsson 1 ⁃ Andrew Scott 4 ⁃ Bill Skarsgard 3 ⁃ Alexander Skarsgard 4 ⁃ Evan Peters 3 ⁃ Barry Keoghan 1 ⁃ Daniel Kaluuya 2 ⁃ Theo James 3 ⁃ Will Sharpe 1 ⁃ Dev Patel 2 ⁃ Jacob Elordi 3 (Myles Prediction) ⁃ Margot Robbie 2 ⁃ Austin Butler 3 ⁃ Tom Holland 2 ⁃ Kieran Culkin 2 ⁃ Harris Dickinson 5 ⁃ Jonathan Bailey 3 ⁃ Tom Burke 2 ⁃ William Jackson Harper 2 ⁃ Charles Melton 2 ⁃ Anna Kendrick 2 ⁃ Robert Pattinson 5 (Myles Favorite) ⁃ Jeremy Allen White 2 ⁃ Aubrey Plaza 3 ⁃ Finn Wittrock 3 ⁃ Cameron Monaghan 1 ⁃ Penn Badgely 1 ⁃ Will Poulter 2 ⁃ Alden Ehrenreich 3 ⁃ Donald Glover 2 ⁃ Margaret Qualley 1 ⁃ Alison Williams 3 ⁃ Drew Starkey 3 (Joey Prediction) ⁃ Manny Jacinto 3 ⁃ Glenn Howerton 4 ⁃ Cooper Koch 3 ⁃ Glen Powell 4 (Joey Favorite) ⁃ Andrew Garfield 1 ⁃ Nicholas Galitzine 5
Now, the choice is yours. Do you have a pick to play Bateman? If so, is it one of the names we mentioned? Could it be someone else entirely? Wherever you fall, we want to know, so don’t be shy. Be sure to chime in…
Who would you pick to star in the new American Psycho? Let us know!
Austin Butler has already played the psycho Feyd-Rautha on Dune2. He is perfect
Well, he’s who they picked, so we’ll see how it turns out.