American Psycho author casts doubt on rumoured Luca Guadagnino remake: ‘Just fake news’

Put away your business cards everyone, it looks like that American Psycho remake isn’t happening after all, according to the original book’s author, Bret Easton Ellis.

The 60-year-old author has thrown doubt on the remake after sharing that Austin Butler, who was rumoured to be involved, and its rumoured director, Luca Guadagnino, are not contracted for the project.

“I have a feeling it’s fake news,” Ellis said while speaking on his podcast in late December. “I heard somewhere, from someone, that there are no contracts. Austin Butler hasn’t signed anything to play Patrick Bateman. Luca doesn’t have a deal. Scott Burns, who is supposed to write the screenplay, doesn’t have a deal.

“From various sources that I have, this is just fake news that was put out there to

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