Christian Bale Supports American Psycho Remake

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is entertainment and celebrity news today. Christian Bale, who first brought Patrick Bayman to life in the 2000 cult classic American Psycho, has shared his thoughts on the upcoming remake. Lionsgate is developing the project with director Luca Guadagnino at the helm, following his work on films like Challengers. The original movie, directed by Mary Heron, adapts Brett Easton Ellis's novel about a wealthy New York banker hiding his dark, murderous side. It dodged an NC-17 rating with some cuts and has since built a huge fan base, even if it did modest business at first. Bale has nothing but support for the team. He calls it a brave move to revisit the story and wishes Guadagnino and actors like Austin Butler, who was once linked to the lead role, all the best. Intacling such a tough challenge. Filling Bale's shoes won't be easy, given his intense preparation for roles that made his Bateman performance stand out early in his career. Butler's deep immersion style seemed like a good fit, but those reports turned out premature.

1:04Right now, no one is officially cast, though Patrick Schwarzenegger has been rumored for the part. There's no filming schedule or release day yet, so we'll keep an eye on updates as they come. Quick thanks to today's sponsor, see the description for more. Podcasts hit different when the sound comes from your pillow. Once you try it, it just makes sense. S-O-L-L-I, solelypillow.com