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A Modern Day Remake might be in development.


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I think an idea of an adaption of American Psycho set in the present day could be interesting. I have ideas on how it could work but will have to comment here later. Let's hear the pitches for a modern day American Psycho!!

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Honestly, I don't think there's any way to make that work.

Bret Easton Ellis' novel was fundamentally a satire about the vapidness of 80's yuppie culture; take that away and you'll simply be putting the same title on a completely different story.

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Totally agree. This film is perfect. Remaking it with current cultural environment will be embarassing.

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100%

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no thanks

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Uh, no.

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FIRST..YOU NEED TO GET MILA KUNIS TO STAR IN IT...THEN EVERYONE FORGETS ABOUT IT.

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Here are some of my ideas on the basics of a modern day American Psycho.

Patrick Bateman will likely work for a Blackrock type company snatching up single family homes causing the housing crisis. If you want to make him a villain I'd say he needs to be in a job that he thinks is cool because he's rich but its on the back of destroying the prosperity of the Middle class.

It will be set in Modern Day New York. Patrick Bateman's high power investment job puts him in the elitist corporate donor class. He'll still be an insane narcissist obsessed with designer clothes and his appearance. He'll be in a constant battle of one upsmanship with his coworkers as he thinks he'll be better than everyone else by becoming a vegan to reduce his carbon footprint. 😂

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Why a remake? Why not a sequel set in 2000 with Bale

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Bale probably wouldn't do a sequel unless they brought back Mary Harron. He tends to be loyal to his directors.

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I would love a negro Bateman, a kind man, who needs to navigate the corporate world filled with toxic evil white men out to harm the minorities and take pleasure in stepping on blacks!

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Then it wouldn't be American Psycho.

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Would you like this remake? 🧦

American Psycho with Cats 🐈‍⬛​ 🐈‍⬛ ​🐈‍⬛
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_HNpheUjBU

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No because American Psycho was never a black movie.

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