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The Jason Bourne saga came to life from the pages of Robert Ludlum’s book series through Matt Damon, and it will forever go down as some of his finest works in an action franchise of all time. But while the way the actor brought the titular protagonist to life throughout the film series has been nothing short of a feast for the eyes, making it all wasn’t all that easy.

The Bourne Ultimatum. | Credits: Universal Pictures.

This stands especially true in the case of the best Bourne film to date, i.e. The Bourne Ultimatum. As much as that flick won both critics’ and viewers’ hearts, curating it wasn’t all that easy. In fact, it might as well be admitted that the masterminds behind the flick pretty much bent reality to bring it to life. Then there was Damon’s public outburst, which put salt on the wounds.

Director Luca Guadagnino says that his potential new take on American Psycho now has a fresh screenwriter on board. More here.

Luca Guadagnino is another of those filmmakers who seems have a constantly evolving slate of projects on the go. There’s his forthcoming take on grizzled WWII hero Sgt Rock, while others fall by the wayside: his Audrey Hepburn biopic and planned remake of Scarface being two that spring to mind.

One Guadagnino project that seemed like it might fall onto the filmmaker’s ‘rejected’ pile is a proposed adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis’ serial killer novel, American Psycho. The film already has one excellent cinematic interpretation – Mary Harron’s 2000 film, which starred Christian Bale as the title character. It prompts the question that often springs to mind when it comes to remakes: do we really need another? Especially when Harron’s film continues to find a new audience even 20 years later.

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From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind and...

2025 marks the 25th anniversary of director Mary Harron’s Bret Easton Ellis adaptation American Psycho (watch it Here), which has come to be known as a cult classic – and for a while, news reports made it seem that, as an anniversary gift, we’d be getting an American Psycho remake from director Luca Guadagnino, whose credits include Challengers, Call Me By Your Name, Bones and All, Queer, and the Suspiria remake. Guadagnino reportedly signed on to direct the film from a screenplay by Scott Z. Burns (Contagion) back in October, and in December we heard that Austin Butler (Elvis) and Jacob Elordi (Saltburn) were being considered for the lead role of Patrick Bateman, the character who was played by Christian Bale in Harron’s film. But then, Ellis said on his podcast that he thought the remake talk was “fake news” and that deals hadn’t even been secured with Guadagnino or Burns yet.

Last month, Variety reported that Austin Butler is set to star in Luca Guadagnino’s new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s ‘American Psycho’ for Lionsgate. Although there were rumors about Jacob Elordi being cast as Patrick Bateman, Butler was chosen instead. Both Butler and Elordi have portrayed different versions of Elvis in movies by Sofia Coppola and Baz Luhrmann.

The film will feature a script by Scott Z. Burns and is not a remake of the 2000 movie, but a fresh take on Ellis’ novel.

Things have gotten infinitely more complicated now since Easton Ellis himself is disputing these new rumors.

On The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, the author of ‘American Psycho’ said that Austin Butler hasn’t actually signed on to play Patrick Bateman in the new movie, calling the reports “fake news.” He explained, “I have a feeling it’s fake news… Austin Butler hasn’t signed anything to play Patrick Bateman.

Author Bret Easton Ellis says the announced “American Psycho” reimagining isn’t real.

Ellis said during his eponymous podcast that announced remake’s director Luca Guadagnino and rumored lead actor Austin Butler are not contracted for the feature. Regardless, Ellis confirmed that he is in no way involved in the potential reboot, despite writing the novel it will be adapted from.

“American Psycho” was first brought to the screen in 2000 with Mary Harron co-writing and directing; Christian Bale starred. Guadagnino’s version, which is being billed as an entirely new adaptation of Ellis’ book, was announced in 2024 as a Lionsgate film with Scott Z. Burns adapting. Ellis says Burns does not have a deal in place either.

Jacob Elordi was first rumored to be leading “American Psycho” prior to fellow Elvis-portrayer Butler being announced. Elordi has been a favorite of author Ellis’ ever since his “Oh, Canada” casting. Butler was...

There have been many potential projects that haven’t come to fruition for David Fincher, from his take on Aaron Sorkin’s “Steve Jobs” starring Christian Bale to his “Black Dahlia” mini-series led by Tom Cruise. But one failed vision people were clamoring for, perhaps above all others, was his adaptation of Jules Verne’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.”

Previously brought to life by Disney in 1954 in a beloved film starring James Mason and Kirk Douglas and in 1997 for an ABC mini-series starring Michael Caine and Patrick Dempsey, the story follows a group of scientists and whalers sent out into the open seas to take down a massive sea creature that’s been attacking ships. They soon come to discover that the creature is not a monster at all, but a submarine designed by the emotionally damaged Captain Nemo.

Fincher intended on working with Disney, who still own the IP,...

Gwyneth Paltrow had an extended cameo in Steven Soderbergh’s star-studded pandemic thriller Contagion. Released nine years before the global pandemic of 2020, the film surprisingly predicted many of the events of the Covid-19 lockdown, including the source of the coronavirus and the hoarding of resources.

One of the most harrowing scenes of the film was Paltrow’s character undergoing an autopsy as the patient zero to determine the cause of the pandemic. Writer Scott Z. Burns mentioned that the head-sawing scene during the autopsy was included as a homage to a real-life person in New York.

Contagion’s writer reveals why he included the head-sawing scene in the movie Jude Law in Contagion | Credits: Warner Bros.

Steven Soderbergh’s film Contagion was a harrowing prediction of what the world would come to nine years after its release. Released in 2011 but becoming popular in 2020, the film acted as the Nostradamus of...

The HBO Original drama series Dune: Prophecy, co-produced with Legendary Television, has been renewed for a second season, ahead of the season one finale debuting on Sunday, December 22 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Across Max territories, the first episode has amassed approximately 15 million viewers.

From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.

The series is inspired by the novel Sisterhood of Dune written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

The cast includes Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Camilla Beeput, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden,...

“Dune: Prophecy” has secured a renewal for a second season ahead of the HBO drama’s Season 1 finale.

The prequel series, which is inspired by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s novel “Sisterhood of Dune” and co-produced with Legendary Television, takes place 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides. It follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.

“Dune: Prophecy” stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Camilla Beeput, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning, Yerin Ha and Barbara Marten.

The show is executive produced by Alison Schapker, who serves as showrunner, Diane Ademu-John, who co-developed the series, and Anna Foerster, who directed multiple episodes including the premiere.

As it was written: “Dune: Prophecy” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO.

The news was announced during a virtual press conference Thursday afternoon, a few days before the Season 1 finale airing Sunday, Dec. 22.

The “Dune” prequel series, set more than 10,000 years before the events of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” movies, follows the origins of the Bene Gesserit, the secretive order of powerful witches that influence Arrakis’ politics behind the scenes.

Inspired by the novel “Sisterhood of Dune” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the series follows the leader of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, Valya Harkonnen (played by Emily Watson), and Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams), who team up to combat forces that threaten humankind.

Both are ancestors from long ago of the evil House Harkonnen, which betrays Paul Atreides and his father in the “Dune” movies. Mark Strong plays Emperor Javicco Corrino and Sarah-Sofie Boussnina is his daughter Princess Ynez.

HBO will continue following the Sisterhood of Dune: Prophecy.

The series will return for a second season, showrunner Alison Schapker announced at a press conference Thursday. The renewal comes a few days ahead of the show’s first-season finale, which debuts Dec. 22 on HBO and Max.

According to HBO, the premiere episode of Dune: Prophecy has racked up 15 million viewers worldwide on Max since its Nov. 17 debut.

“We’re so thrilled and grateful for their support, for our partners at Legendary, and most of all that we get to keep working with these incredible people in front of and behind the camera and get to keep telling this story,” Schapker said.

Added Sarah Aubrey, head of Max original programming, “Dune: Prophecy has captivated audiences around the globe thanks to the visionary leadership of showrunner and executive producer Alison Schapker, who will continue to guide this grand tale of truth and power.

HBO’s Dune: Prophecy will be returning for a second season. The news was announced today during a virtual press conference with showrunner EP Alison Schapker, and stars Emily Watson and Olivia Williams.

The prequel series to Legendary’s Denis Villeneuve-directed Dune movies will air its Season 1 finale on Sunday.

Dune: Prophecy follows the formation of the Bene Gesserit, an order of women who become the puppet masters of the great houses of the Empire on Dune. Watson and Williams play two morally ambiguous sisters running the de facto cult. In the movies, Lady Jessica Atreides, played by Rebecca Ferguson, has ties to the Gesserit. Her spiritual talents fostered with the order have been passed down to her son, Paul Atreides played by Timothee Chalamet.

On the show co-produced by Legendary Television, Travis Fimmel plays Desmond Hart, a rival to the two sisters, who has certain powers. In the finale,...

A huge rumor going around Hollywood is that Austin Butler will be the new lead in the remake of American Psycho. Butler is rumored to be playing infamous serial killer Patrick Bateman made famous by actor Christian Bale from the 200o film.

Luca Guadagnino‘s new interpretation of the book “American Psycho” by Bret Easton Ellis will be released by Lionsgate. The film, which features a script by Scott Z. Burns (“The Laundromat”), will not be a remake of the 2000 film, but a new adaptation of Ellis’ novel. Luca Guadagnino‘s take on the novel is rumored to center on more of an erotic tone than center on the horror that made the 2000 film great.

The original movie is set in the 1980s, Christian Bale stars as Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie and serial killer. Guadagnino just wrapped the shoot of “After the Hunt” starring Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield.

Austin Butler, the actor from Elvis and The Bikeriders, is being sought out to play as Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadanino’s adaptation of American Psycho.

With a script written by Scott Z. Burns (The Laundromat), the latest iteration is said not to be a direct remake of the 2000 feature in which Christian Bale played Bateman. Set in the 80’s Bale’s Bateman was a Wall Street yuppie and serial killer.

Jacob Elordi had been previously rumoured for the role. Plot details are currently being hidden in a Hollywood basement.

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Butler earned himself a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Lurhmann’s ‘Elvis.’ He went on to star on Jeff Nichols’ ‘The Bikeriders’ and a role in ‘Dune: Part II’ as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen.

Guadanino is know for 2017’s ‘Call Me By Your Name’, followed by 2018’s ‘Suspiria’ remake,...

Austin Butler is set to play serial killer Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino's adaptation of 'American Psycho'.The 'Elvis' star will take on the lead role in the 'Challengers' filmmaker's take on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis despite rumours suggesting that Jacob Elordi was being lined up for the part.The new picture – which has a screenplay written by Scott Z. Burns – won't be a remake of the 2000 film that starred Christian Bale as an investment banker who lives a double life as a serial killer.Under Guadagnino's direction, the new take on the story could have a more significant erotic emphasis than the original take.The 53-year-old filmmaker has previously dabbled in the horror genre with his movies 'Suspiria' and 'Bones and All'.Lionsgate film chief Adam Fogelson previously described the Italian director as the "perfect visionary" to oversee the new take on 'American Psycho'.

Elvis star Austin Butler will play 1980s yuppie psychopath Patrick Bateman in director Luca Guadagnino’s new American Psycho.

Luca Guadagnino has released two films in cinemas this year: Challengers and Queer. The filmmaker has also wrapped filming on After The Hunt starring Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield, which is coming next year courtesy of Amazon. Hopefully it will see the inside of a cinema, too.

The filmmaker has a few other irons in the fire too, including a take on the DC Comics character, Sgt Rock which is set to feature Daniel Craig in the title role. However, it’s looking increasingly like the filmmaker’s next project to go before cameras will be his version of American Psycho, the Brett Easton Ellis novel about Patrick Bateman, a narcissistic Wall Street yuppie who’s also a serial killer.

According to Variety, Guadagnino has cast the lead role, and despite...

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We recently learned that acclaimed filmmaker Luca Guadagnino is set to helm a new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' controversial 1991 novel American Psycho for Lionsgate, and the project has now found its lead.

According to Variety, Austin Butler has been cast as yuppie serial killer Patrick Bateman.

The script, which was penned by Scott Z. Burns, is said to be a brand-new interpretation of the book and not a remake of the 2000 film starring Christian Bale.

The story focuses on “A wealthy New York City investment banking executive who hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.”

The book was deemed so disturbing and graphic in its depictions of violence that it ended up being censored and even banned outright (temporarily) in multiple countries.

This new take is expected to "have a larger...

Update: It turns out that Austin Butler starring in Luca Guadagnino’s American Psycho remake isn’t a sure thing. While it’s true that he’s being considered for the role, no deals have been made. We’ll keep you updated when this changes.

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2025 will mark the 25th anniversary of director Mary Harron’s Bret Easton Ellis adaptation American Psycho (watch it Here), which has come to be known as a cult classic – and as an anniversary gift, we’re getting an American Psycho remake from director Luca Guadagnino, whose credits include Challengers, Call Me By Your Name, Bones and All, Queer, and the Suspiria remake. The first film was carried by the incredible performance delivered by lead actor Christian Bale… and now we know who will be following in Bale’s footsteps. Variety reports that the character of Patrick Bateman in Guadagnino’s film will be played by Austin Butler,...

Austin Butler is going “Psycho.”

The Academy Award-nominated “Elvis” star has signed on to play Wall Street yuppie/serial killer Patrick Bateman in “American Psycho,” director Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ 1991 novel of the same name for Lionsgate.

Variety first reported the news.

“American Psycho” is a satirical horror story set in 1980s New York City about an investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer, though both sides of his life are depraved. Butler has played a psycho before, as Feyd-Rautha in “Dune: Part Two,” and is developing a reputation as an actor who commits intensely for roles.

The novel was previously adapted in 2000 by director Mary Harron, with another famously committed actor, Christian Bale, playing Bateman. The film, which was controversial for its violent and sexual content, helped put Lionsgate on the map as a prominent distributor. Guadagnino’s film is not a remake,...

Back in October 2024, a new American Psycho movie was announced to be in the works with Luca Guadagnino set to direct the film for Lionsgate. Now, we've just learned that Golden Globe Award-winning actor Austin Butler has joined the cast in the leading role of Patrick Bateman.

Euphoria star Jacob Elordi was rumored to have been in the running for the iconic role, but the casting ultimately didn’t happen. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story actor Cooper Koch had also expressed interest in portraying Patrick Bateman. However, Butler has now been confirmed to play the notorious serial killer character. He's best known for starring as Elvis Presley in Elvis (2022). He also had roles in the movies The Bikeriders and Dune: Part Two and a role in the war drama miniseries Masters of the Air.

Guadagnino's new American Psycho film adaptation will not be a remake of the 2000 movie of the same name.

Do you like Huey Lewis And The News? We hear Austin Butler's just become a big fan. Having played the King of Rock'n'Roll in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, the terrifying Feyd-Rautha Harkkonen in Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part Two, and the heroic Major Gale 'Buck' Cleven in Steven Spielberg's Masters Of The Air over the past couple of years, the in-demand actor is set to bring another larger than life character, Patrick Bateman, to our screens soon. Per Variety's reporting, the Oscar nominee has landed the lead role in Luca Guadagnino's American Psycho, a new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' classic novel.

In recent weeks, rumours had swirled that Aussie actor Jacob Elordi may be set to star in Guadagnino's new interpretation of Ellis' text, but now we have confirmation that Butler is the man with the unenviable task of following Christian Bale's iconic performance in Mary Harron's 2000 movie.

Turn on some Huey Lewis and the News, because we have a new Patrick Bateman on the way. With acclaimed director Luca Guadagnino gearing up for his new interpretation of Bret Easton Ellis’ iconic book, American Psycho, Oscar-nominated actor Austin Butler is set to take on the central role.

According to Variety, Butler won the role over competition such as Jacob Elordi, who was rumored to be in final consideration as well.

Rather than a remake of the 2000 film, which starred Christian Bale, Guadagnino’s take on the story is a re-interpretation of Ellis’ source material. Scott Z. Burns is responsible for the new script. American Psycho is centered on Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie operating with barely-concealed violence; while the Bale film is a dark satire, there’s a chance Guadagnino could offer a new layer to the story, if his use of eroticism in cannibal love story Bones and All is any indicator.

Austin Butler is looking to get a little crazy in Luca Guadagnino’s “American Psycho” remake.

Butler, who has made his career working with auteurs such as Baz Luhrmann, Denis Villeneuve, Ari Aster, Darren Aronofsky, and Jeff Nichols, might have his Guadagnino debut with the upcoming feature. Variety reported that Butler is in talks to star as the iconic Patrick Bateman in Guadagnino’s reimagining of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel.

IndieWire has learned that there are no casting deals are in place, however.

The Lionsgate film was announced earlier this year, with Scott Z. Burns adapting the novel for the screen.

Christian Bale led the original 2000 film alongside Guadagnino’s frequent collaborator Chloë Sevigny; Mary Harron co-wrote and directed the classic feature. Guadagnino’s version will not be a remake of Harron’s but rather a new adaptation of Ellis’ book.

Butler has a busy slate, with upcoming features also...

Austin Butler has been cast as Patrick Bateman in the American Psycho remake. Co-written and directed by Mary Harron, based on the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis, the cult classic film from 2000 stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie who leads a double life as a serial killer during the 1980s. In October, it was announced that Luca Guadagnino would direct a new interpretation of the novel American Psycho with Scott Z. Burns writing the script.

Now, a few months later, the new adaptation has found an actor to replace Christian Bale. According to Variety, Austin Butler is set to star as Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino's American Psycho. The casting puts an end to months of rumors and speculation regarding who would play the highly coveted role of Patrick Bateman after Christian Bale.

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Luca Guadagnino (Bones and All, Suspiria) will direct a brand new interpretation of the 1991 book American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis for Lionsgate, and Variety has announced this morning that Austin Butler (Dune: Part Two) will star as serial killer Patrick Bateman.

Scott Z. Burns pens the script, which is said to be a new adaptation of Ellis’s novel and not a remake of the 2000 film. Burns most recently created the Apple TV+ limited series “Extrapolations.”

In the story, “A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale in the 2000 movie), hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.”

It’s quite likely that Guadagnino and Butler will have a drastically different version of the character that Christian Bale made unforgettable in director Mary Harron’s adaptation.

The new film will be produced by Frenesy Films,...

Austin Butler is taking on a major role.

The 33-year-old Elvis actor is set to star in Luca Guadagnino‘s new interpretation of the book American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis for Lionsgate, and he’ll be playing the role of Patrick Bateman, via Variety.

The news came after rumors of Jacob Elordi taking the role circulated online.

The film, which features a script by The Laundromat‘s Scott Z. Burns, will not be a remake of the 2000 film, but is rather described as a new interpretation.

Keep reading to find out more…

The 2000 movie was set in the 1980s, and Christian Bale starred as Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie and serial killer.

The new take on the book “could have a larger erotic emphasis than the original horror satire,” Variety speculates, given the director’s previous efforts, including Challengers and Call Me By Your Name.

If you missed it,...

Austin Butler is set to star in Luca Guadagnino‘s new interpretation of the book “American Psycho” by Bret Easton Ellis for Lionsgate.

While there had been persistent rumors that the part went to Jacob Elordi (“Priscilla”), it turns out that it’s gone to Butler. Elordi and Butler have something in common, having both played very different versions of Elvis in movies by Sofia Coppola and Baz Luhrmann, respectively.

The film, which features a script by Scott Z. Burns (“The Laundromat”), will not be a remake of the 2000 film, but a new adaptation of Ellis’ novel.

In the original movie, which came out in 2000 and is set in the 1980’s, Christian Bale stars as Patrick Bateman, a Wall Street yuppie and serial killer. Under the lens of Guadagnino, who’s best known for “Call Me By Your Name,” “Challengers” and most recently “Queer,” the new take on the book...

Luca Guadagnino was a lonely boy living in Palermo when he first read William S. Burroughs’ novella “Queer.” He would’ve been 14 when the book first came out in 1985, when gay liberation was already on its cultural downward slope because of AIDS, and the book was written in the early 1950s. But Burroughs’ story of American-expat-in-Mexico Lee and his obsessive romance with a lithe expat American soldier, Allerton, still emerged as an influential text for the queer literary canon but especially for Guadagnino’s imagination education.

Now, nearly four decades after first reading the book at 17, Guadagnino, one of the hottest filmmakers currently working — especially because of his other film this year “Challengers” — has finally realized the dream of bringing Burroughs’ world to the screen. Those men, Lee and Allerton, are played by Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in respectively career-reinventing and career-inventing performances. And the film, as Guadagnino said...

Luca Guadagnino and Daniel Craig might have another novel adaptation in the works after collaborating together on “Queer.” But this rumored adaptation isn’t Burroughs; it’s actually a comic book.

According to a Deadline report, auteur Guadagnino and lead star Craig are in talks to bring DC Studios’ “Sgt. Rock” to the screen. Deadline noted that no deals have been confirmed between DC Studios, Craig, or Guadagnino. DC Studios did not respond to a request for comment.

The character of Sgt. Franklin John Rock, assumed to be played by Craig given the report, was created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert for the 1959 DC issue, “Our Army at War.” Like Craig’s “Queer” character, Rock is a WWII veteran. Rock landed his own comic book series, which ran from 1977 to 1988.

Variety cited that Justin Kuritzkes, who wrote “Challengers” and “Queer,” has a script for the DC feature.

Craig will...

The original "Jason Bourne" films hold up as the best American action movie trilogy made in the last few decades. Loosely based on the 1980s novel trilogy by Robert Ludlum, Matt Damon stars as Bourne, a CIA assassin who winds up on the run from his handlers after coming down with amnesia.

In this rock solid trilogy, which of the three is the best? "The Bourne Identity," where the audience and Jason himself slowly piece together the truth of who he is, has the most involved narrative. Unlike the next two sequels, "Identity" is not only a relentless chase. Directed by Doug Liman, "Identity" also lacks the visual language (shaky-cam) that defines the subsequent "Bourne Supremacy" and "Bourne Ultimatum."

For my money, "The Bourne Ultimatum" is the best one. Director Paul Greengrass refines his skills and makes the movie move like an action machine. It also has a similar mystery...

While viewers await Denis Villeneuve’s third Dune film, Max’s Dune: Prophecy series will take audiences back to the world of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novels.

The prequel series takes place long before the characters in Villeneuve’s films fight for control of the galaxy. Co-produced with Legendary Television, the series explores foundations for several key names, figures and families in the universe of Herbert’s books.

For everything we know about Dune: Prophecy, read on.

When does Dune: Prophecy come out?

The prequel show premieres on Max on Sunday, November 17 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.

How many episodes are in Dune: Prophecy?

The series consists of six episodes.

What is Dune: Prophecy about?

Based on the novel Sisterhood of Dune written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the series takes place 10,000 years before Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides ascended the throne and became the Lisan al Gaib.

Luca Guadagnino officially has two Oscar contenders in the mix — both of which are written by Justin Kuritzkes.

Auteur Guadagnino reunited with his “Challengers” screenwriter Kuritzkes for “Queer,” which Guadagnino commissioned Kuritzkes to adapt from William S. Burroughs’ novella. Check out the trailer for “Queer” below.

Best Actor frontrunner Daniel Craig leads the film as William Lee, a gay expatriate living in Mexico City in the 1940s. Lee becomes fascinated by Eugene Allerton (“Outer Banks” star Drew Starkey), who is a young discharged Navy veteran. The duo embark on a romance, which at times is one-sided; later, they travel to South America for an ayahuasca experience to reach enlightenment.

“Queer” also stars Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, and Omar Apollo. The A24 film debuted at the Venice Film Festival.

Directing “Queer” was a lifelong pursuit for Guadagnino, who said during the Venice press conference that Burroughs’ novel resonated with him decades ago.

Luca Guadagnino and Lionsgate announced that the “Call Me by Your Name” and “Queer” director is in final discussions to film a new version of Bret Eason Ellis’ dark horror novel “American Psycho,” nearly 25 years after the same company released Mary Harron’s satirical adaptation. In a key role that elevated his career, the 2000 film starred Christian Bale as yuppie investment banker-turned-serial killer Patrick Bateman.

It’s the kind of announcement destined to raise eyebrows. Guadagnino is in a career sweet spot after “Challengers” and “Queer” this year (and “After the Hunt” in post); he already has many projects in the works, including “Separate Rooms” with Josh O’Connor and a Thomas Mann adaptation in early development. So why is he choosing a remake — and for a film that doesn’t seem that long ago?

New versions of older films are not unusual. Even the word “remake” is tricky here — does that apply with adaptations?...

¿Quién interpretará a Patrick Bateman?

De acuerdo con Deadline, Luca Guadagnino, el aclamado director responsable de Call Me By Your Name y Challengers, dirigirá una nueva versión – no un remake per se de la película de 2000 protagonizada por Christian Bale – del libro American Psycho, de Bret Easton Ellis, para Lionsgate. Dicha adaptación contará con un guion a cargo de Scott Z. Burns.

American Psycho, publicada en 1991, sigue la vida de un narrador poco fiable, Patrick Bateman, un acaudalado ejecutivo de banca de inversión neoyorquino, que oculta su alternativo ego psicopático a compañeros de trabajo y amigos mientras se adentra en sus violentas fantasías hedonistas.

El presidente de Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, Adam Fogelson, ha dicho: «Estamos encantados de añadir a otro cineasta de élite a nuestro futuro catálogo. Luca es un artista brillante, y el visionario perfecto para crear una reinterpretación completamente nueva de esta potente y clásica IP».

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Cooper Koch has an idea for a role!

The 28-year-old Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story star spoke to THR at the Academy Museum Gala on Saturday (October 19) in Los Angeles.

During the discussion, he revealed he’d be down to take on the role of Patrick Bateman in a new version of American Psycho.

Luca Guadagnino is reportedly in “final negotiations” to direct a new version of the satirical thriller, which originally starred Christian Bale in the role, via Deadline.

Keep reading to find out more…

Scott Z. Burns will reportedly write the upcoming script, which is said to be a “new adaptation” of the 1991 Bret Easton Ellis novel, rather than “a remake” of the 2000 movie.

“Luca’s doing American Psycho, so I think I can do Patrick Bateman,” he said. “I haven’t played a serial killer yet so I think I could do it.”

“Things are coming in,...

Oscar nominee Luca Guadagnino is reportedly in final talks to helm a new American Psycho film adaptation of the 1991 horror novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis. We shared everything we know so far about this upcoming Lionsgate movie below.

So, we want to clear things up first about this adaptation. It will not be a remake of the hit 2000 satirical horror film of the same name starring Christian Bale. Instead, it's being described as a new interpretation of the book. If Guadagnino signs on as director, he'll be helming the film from a screenplay written by Scott Z. Burns.

Guadagnino is best known for directing and producing the movies Call Me by Your Name, Bones and All and Challengers. His most recent project is the upcoming historical romance film Queer which is set for a limited theatrical release on Nov. 27, 2024, by A24. He also has a thriller...

Bret Easton Ellis’ novel American Psycho is heading to the big screen again, with Luca Guadagnino reportedly set to direct.

Mary Harron’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, released in 2000, has come to be regarded – eventually – as something a modern classic.

Featuring a star-making turn from Christian Bale as serial killer Patrick Bateman, and possibly the best use of Huey Lewis’ music in any film ever, it still stands up today as both a wildly entertaining thriller as well as a harsh critique of the capitalistic American society in the 1980s.

American Psycho 2 arrived in 2002, ostensibly a sequel but actually an original screenplay called The Girl Who Wouldn’t Die, which was hastily rewritten into a sequel after the success of American Psycho. It was Mila Kunis’ first starring role.

According to Deadline, we’re now getting a new adaptation, which will be directed by Luca Guadagnino from...

Cooper Koch has expressed interest in taking on the challenging role of serial killer Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s new film version of American Psycho. Guadagnino, known for Call Me By Your Name and Challengers, will direct the adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ controversial 1991 novel. The project is a fresh retelling of the story, not a remake of the 2000 film starring Christian Bale.

After recently starring in the Netflix drama Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Koch said he feels ready to take on a darker character like Bateman. “I haven’t played a serial killer yet so I think I could do it,” Koch told The Hollywood Reporter. He also praised Guadagnino’s past work, especially Challengers which Koch called his favorite film from last year.

Scott Z. Burns has been hired to write the American Psycho screenplay. Edward R. Pressman, who produced the original 2000 film, will...

After breaking out in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Cooper Koch has his sights set on his next role — and an iconic one at that.

At the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday night, Koch told The Hollywood Reporter, “Luca’s doing American Psycho, so I think I can do Patrick Bateman,” when asked what he was looking to do for his Menendez follow-up.

It was reported on Friday that Luca Guadagnino is in final negotiations to helm a new film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis‘ 1991 novel American Psycho for Lionsgate. The first film, released in 2000, starred Christian Bale as Bateman, an investment banker who seemingly leads a double life as a serial killer.

“I haven’t played a serial killer yet so I think I could do it,” Koch added, noting that in the last few weeks since his Netflix series’ release, he’s been...

Luca Guadagnino is set to direct a new interpretation of American Psycho for the big screen. Christian Bale’s 2000 adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ original novel was helmed by Mary Harron, who also wrote the screenplay alongside Guinevere Turner. Harron’s film is a cult hit and fans aren’t happy that Guadagnino is directing a “remake.”

Christian Bale in American Psycho | Credits: Lionsgate

However, Lionsgate has enlisted Scott Z. Burns to write the screenplay, which will stay close to the original material, unlike Harron’s film. Moreover, some fans are against the move, sharing that the success of Bale’s movie stemmed from the female vision behind it, namely Harron and Turner.

Luca Guadagnino Can Pull Off A Modern American Psycho Despite Criticisms Luca Guadagnino | Credits: Maximilian Bühn, licensed under Cc By-sa 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

According to Variety, Luca Guadagnino is in final negotiations to helm the modern adaptation of American Psycho for Lionsgate.

Luca Guadagnino will direct a new ‘American Psycho’ film.The 53-year-old filmmaker is working on a new movie version of the Bret Easton Ellis novel, which was previously adapted for the big screen in 2000 with Christian Bale in the starring role.Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson in a statement: "We are thrilled to add another elite filmmaker to our upcoming slate. Luca is a brilliant artist, and the perfect visionary to create a whole new interpretation of this potent and classic IP.”According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scott Z. Burns is working on the script for the new movie, which would not be a remake but is said to be a new take on the novel.Frenesy Films will produce the movie, while Sam Pressman of Pressman Films — whose father, Edward R. Pressman, produced the 2000 movie — is executive producing the new version.'American Psycho' tells the violent story...

Luca Guadagnino is becoming an Italian Psycho.

The “Queer” and “Challengers” filmmaker is in final negotiations to sign on for an “American Psycho” adaptation at Lionsgate, Deadline reports.

Guadagnino’s take is described as a new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ 1991 novel, about a Wall Street investment banker who moonlights as a serial killer. Scott Z. Burns (“The Report”) is writing the script. The novel was previously adapted into a cult classic 2000 film starring Christian Bale and directed by Mary Harron. The film was one of Lionsgate’s earliest and helped put the studio on the map and build its reputation as a haven for films deemed too controversial for the major studios.

“We are thrilled to add another elite filmmaker to our upcoming slate,” Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson said in at statement to Deadline. “Luca is a brilliant artist, and the perfect visionary to create a...

Filmmaker Luca Guadagnino is in final negotiations for a new interpretation of the Bret Easton Ellis book American Psycho for Lionsgate with a script by Scott Z. Burns. Rather than a remake, the film will be a new adaptation of Ellis’s novel.

The book was previously adapted by director Mary Harron from a screenplay by Harron & Guinevere Turner, with Christian Bale starring.

The Lionsgate film will be produced by Frenesy Films and executive produced by Sam Pressman, the son of Edward R. Pressman, producer of the first adaptation, through his company Pressman Film.

“We are thrilled to add another elite filmmaker to our upcoming slate,” said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson. “Luca is a brilliant artist and the perfect visionary to create a whole new interpretation of this potent and classic IP.”

Luca Guadagnino’s most recent film, Challengers, starring Zendaya, opened in first place at the box office,...

Luca Guadagnino is in final talks with Lionsgate to direct a new version of American Psycho based on Bret Easton Ellis’s controversial 1991 satirical novel.

Scott Z. Burns, whose writing credits include The Bourne Ultimatum and Contagion, will write the screenplay to what is conceived as a new adaptation of the novel, rather than a remake of the 2000 version directed by Mary Harron from a screenplay by Harron and Guinevere Turner.

That film starred Christian Bale as the titular character and Lionsgate distributed in North America.

In the novel, Patrick Bateman is a mentally unstable Manhattan-based banker who hails from a wealthy clan.

Beware of people who invite you to a Huey Lewis and the News listening party, and make sure your business cards aren’t too fancy. Luca Guadagnino is in final negotiations to direct an American Psycho movie. Guadagnino’s version, which is set to be a new story interpretation, comes from Lionsgate. Scott Z. Burns will write the adaptation, with plans to take creative license with Bret Easton Ellis’s novel.

The following description hails from Amazon’s landing page for Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho novel:

In American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis imaginatively explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing...

Brace yourselves, readers: this is news no one expected on a Friday October afternoon. Deadline reports that Luca Guadagnino has yet another upcoming project he’ll direct. Ad on paper, it’s a doozy: Guada will helm a new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis‘ 1991 novel “American Psycho” for Lionsgate. What’s more: Scott Z. Burns will adapt Ellis’ book for the big screen; a strange choice, but maybe everyone involved here only looks weird on paper.

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Call Me by Your Name and Challengers film-maker to bring new interpretation to hit novel to the screen

Luca Guadagnino, the Italian film-maker, will bring a new interpretation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel American Psycho to the screen.

According to Deadline, the acclaimed director of Call Me by Your Name and Challengers will work with screenwriter Scott Z Burns to find an updated way into the material. Burns is known for his many collaborations with Steven Soderbergh including Contagion, Side Effects and The Informant.

Luca Guadagnino is in final negotiations to direct a new American Psycho movie!

Lionsgate confirms that the upcoming film will be a new interpretation of Bret Easton Ellis‘ book “American Psycho” and will not be a remake of the iconic 2000 film starring Christian Bale.

Keep reading to find out more…

“We are thrilled to add another elite filmmaker to our upcoming slate,” said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson. “Luca is a brilliant artist, and the perfect visionary to create a whole new interpretation of this potent and classic IP.”

Scott Z. Burns, who previously wrote movies like The Bourne Ultimatum, Contagion, and The Laundromat, has written the screenplay for the upcoming adaptation.

No word yet on who will play the role of Patrick Bateman.

Here’s the synopsis from the 2000 movie: “In New York City in 1987, a handsome, young urban professional, Patrick Bateman, lives a second life as...