Director Mary Herron on 'American Psycho's 20th anniversary

[queenursula]

20 years after American Psycho, Mary Harron talked to @Vulture about almost losing the movie, fighting to cast Christian Bale, and why its original reception reminds her of Joker’s https://t.co/mkLGFyr8V0
- NYMag Communications (@nymagPR) April 22, 2020

• Talked about studio objections to the script: "I’d be having a meeting, and they’d want to know

Comments

[saintclaire87]

“Two weeks later, he’s totally transformed. I had no idea how obsessive Christian was or what I was unleashing with this kind of casual comment."

:( Yeah, Bale went overboard in the past when it came to transformations. Hopefully he’s stopped now.

[doriiansz]

He's been putting his body through such extremes... Why? What for? I don't get it. And I've never been crazy about him as an actor tbh. No matter how fat or thin he gets I'm like oh yeah that's Bale doing his method acting again lol

[maltwhitman]

He likes to do it! Is that not a good enough reason?

[bellwetherr]

no, liking it is not usually a good enough reason to put your body through crazy turmoil like that

[maltwhitman]

It is for Chris.

[bellwetherr]

🤡

[doriiansz]

I don't remember Chris gaining or losing THAT MUCH weight for a role. Wearing a fat suit for a role or staying fit isn't the same as what Bale's been doing with his body.