Luca Guadagnino’s planned American Psycho remake has found its new Patrick Bateman in Austin Butler. Actor Christian Bale’s pitch-perfect portrayal of the character made the 2000 film, based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel of the same name,

In reporting from Variety confirming Butler in the role, one of those actors was directly named as Butler’s rival for the part, thanks to rumors that Euphoria star Jacob Elordi was also in the running. Which isn’t a bad alternative to have mentioned in the same conversation as Mr. Butler.

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