When a remake is in development, I like hearing about big, creative swings. There's no point to a filmmaker simply making a copy of a movie that already exists, so when there are reports of a specific vision being implemented and significant changes being made, the making of the new film sounds far more exciting. But not every report of a big swing being taken is true – and if you've been getting your hopes up in the last few days regarding rumors that the upcoming adaptation of American Psycho would feature a gender-swapped Patrick Bateman played by Margot Robbie, I have some bad news to share.
Following up on reports from this past weekend, Deadline has published word from sources saying not only that the Margot Robbie casting isn't accurate, but also that there are no plans to gender swap the story's protagonist. Not much is known about the project, which was first announced as being in development a year ago, and it may very well end up making some big changes from the source material, but it will evidently continue to have a male lead.
