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The Most Controversial Thriller Remake Just Got A Promising Update

Luca Guadagnino’s 'American Psycho' remake just cast the perfect Patrick Bateman.

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Austin Butler to play Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s American Psycho

Oscar-nominated star of Elvis will take on lead role in Challengers director’s take on Bret Easton Ellis’s novel

The Guardian - US

Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik review – friendship and rivalry in LA

The journalist and author of Hollywood’s Eve makes no pretence of impartiality as she charts the difficult relationship between two chroniclers of California

The Guardian - UK

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Who should play Patrick Bateman in the new American Psycho?

With Luca Guadagnino set to direct a new take on Bret Easton Ellis’s novel, speculation abounds on who should play the vain serial killer

The Guardian - US

24 Years Later, A Great American Thriller Is Getting A Wildly Unnecessary Remake

Let's just say this remake sounds a little nuts. Here's why we don't need a remake of 'American Psycho.'

Inverse

Luca Guadagnino to direct new American Psycho film

Luca Guadagnino will direct an upcoming ‘American Psycho’ film, which is set to be a "whole new interpretation" of the Bret Easton Ellis novel.

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Luca Guadagnino to direct new take on Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho

Call Me by Your Name and Challengers film-maker to bring new interpretation to hit novel to the screen

The Guardian - US

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Chloë Sevigny recalls ‘challenging dynamic’ with ‘intimidating’ Christian Bale on American Psycho set

‘I wanted a little more generosity to make myself feel more at ease, which is my own ego,’ said the actor of her time acting opposite Bale

The Independent UK

My First Book by Honor Levy; Brat: A Ghost Story by Gabriel Smith reviews – audacious darlings of the digital age

Pitch-dark cynicism meets a spooky coming-of-age story in these promising debuts by two ‘alt lit’ proteges

The Guardian - UK

Remembering the weird HeroQuest novel that combined Beowulf, Discworld, Dying Earth, and American Psycho

HeroQuest: The Fellowship of Four was a real oddball.

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Author Bret Easton Ellis Reveals Partner's Psychiatric Hospitalization

Bret Easton Ellis shares a personal update on his boyfriend's mental health struggles and drug addiction, emphasizing the importance of support and underst...

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The ultimate summer reading list: 15 crime thrillers and mysteries to keep you guessing

From Mick Herron’s Slow Horses and Ian Rankin’s Rebus to new books from Bret Easton Ellis and Emma Cline, your beach reads are sorted courtesy of Guardian Australia’s staff and critics

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Evening Standard

Uber style "minimum spend" restaurant booking app Dorsia launches in London

App is named after the impossible-to-get-a-table fictional restaurant in Bret Easton Ellis’ novel American Psycho.

The Guardian - UK

Dennis Cooper: ‘I’m saddled with this cult writer thing’

As his 1989 classic Closer is republished, the American ‘outlaw’ author discusses discovering 120 Days of Sodom, rereading Rimbaud and the incredible renaissance of independent publishers

Chicago Sun-Times

In Kokandy’s ‘American Psycho,’ the star slays, but the songs are bloody awful

The ’80s-set musical’s characters start out loathsome and just stay that way.

The Guardian - UK

Bret Easton Ellis: ‘I connected with Quentin Tarantino’

The US author on discovering Stephen King, being inspired by Joan Didion, and losing himself in film criticism

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The indie publishing mavericks shaking up the UK books world

Last year, all of literature’s big prizes went to small publishers. In a risk‑averse climate, edgy debuts and ‘tricky-to-sell’ foreign titles have found a home at the likes of Fitzcarraldo Editions and Sort Of Books

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #93: From TV and film to podcasts and music – the year’s best culture so far

In this week’s newsletter: It’s already been a spectacular year of audio-visual entertainment. This week, we’ve rounded up all the best releases of 2023 to date

The Guardian - UK

Eliza Clark: ‘I’m more primary school teacher than enfant terrible’

Hailed by Granta as one of Britain’s best young novelists, the author of the TikTok sensation Boy Parts talks about her new book, a crime story based on a real-life murder – and why Bret Easton Ellis wouldn’t talk to her

Evening Standard

A WhatsApp chat with Nick Cave: ‘Love Island is totally f***ed’

As he launches Cave Things at Dover Street Market this weekend, Nick Cave spoke to Ben Cobb (via WhatsApp) on all things Love Island, taking inspiration from Bret Easton Ellis, switching off with wife Susie and even his favourite emoji...

ABC News

The best new books released this summer, as selected by avid readers and critics

The eight reads our critics couldn't put down this summer include a new book from the author of American Psycho and one for Jane Harper fans.

Chicago Tribune

Worst movie made from a good book? Or what’s the best movie adapted from a lousy novel?

Adapting a book to the screen, successfully: If a reliable formula for that creative challenge existed, we wouldn’t have “The Bonfire of the Vanities” or “The Lovely Bones” or “The Great Gatsby” (any of ‘em) to kick around anymore.

The Independent UK

American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis asks ‘how the f*** anyone can live’ in New York City

Author says 90s were a ‘glorious time to be in New York’

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