Variety’s picks for the new Patrick Bateman

[queenursula]

Variety has assembled a list of the best-suited actors to compare business cards, do a thousand stomach crunches and wield a chainsaw with glee in the new #AmericanPsycho film from Luca Guadagnino. https://t.co/eV9Ev8UOwv
- Variety (@Variety) October 23, 2024

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Comments

[wakeupem]

I see no one at Variety has read the book.

[trekkiepetrelli]

they want a WOMAN TO PLAY PATRICK BATEMAN??

AS IF AMERICAN PSYCHO ISN'T A COMMENTARY ON MASCULINITY AND INSECURITY

[ionadelfina]

Why is THIS the role that people want to race or gender swap?

[flash_indie]

I posted this on tumblr recently, but honestly, there's not really a story I can imagine is less built for a gender or race swap in the casting? The whole point of American Psycho is that Patrick Bateman benefits from, and is protected by, white supremacy and the patriarchy in a way that not only enables his lifestyle and his murders, but also provides him with cover because the white men he's surrounded with are enough like him that he can pass for one of them. Casting a woman or a person of colour I just don't think would work on a narrative level because they don't benefit from the same systemic protections that straight white men do. I feel like it would completely change the themes of the story.

[ginainabottle]

Yeah, it’s like ok folks, we don’t need representation on every single story, relax.

[primimproper]

Perfect comment. It really is Bret Easton Ellis’ whole point.

This character can ONLY be a white man.

[succubuzz]

i LOVE this take

[iznanassi]

wait aubrey plaza kinda eats but only if its like white women crit instead of just grrlpower

[tralexora]

Oooo a white woman critique would be interesting but the Wall Street setting and all of that would have to change to accommodate.

If done well, it would be awesome but that's probably unlikely.

[tralexora]

Like an American Psycho styled Serial Mom, but modern

[iznanassi]

right like it would have to be by someone who understands the source AND understands intersectionality, it could be really good but i doubt that would be appreciated

[januarysix]

no Armie Hammer?

[sorryeden]

Finally, he can make his comeback!

[januarysix]

there hasn't been a more tailor made role since Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne