Luca Guadagnino is in final negotiations for a new interpretation of the book "American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis for Lionsgate.

Lionsgate is moving ahead with a remake of American Psycho, directed by Luca Guadagnino. Who will play Patrick?

Luca Guadagnino is becoming an Italian Psycho. The “Queer” and “Challengers” filmmaker is in final negotiations to sign on for an “American Psycho” adaptation at Lionsgate, Deadline reports. Guadagnino’s take is described as a new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ 1991 novel,

The “Call Me by Your Name” famed director Luca Guadagnino is close to finalising a deal with Lionsgate to direct a fresh adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel “American Psycho”.

Luca Guadagnino is in final talks with Lionsgate to direct a new version of American Psycho based on Bret Easton Ellis’s controversial 1991 satirical novel.

Luca Guadagnino is supposedly set to direct a new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho. “We are thrilled to add another elite filmmaker to our upcoming slate,” said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson.

Luca Guadagnino is in final negotiations to direct a new 'American Psycho' movie. Scott Z. Burns will adapt the novel for the Lionsgate movie.

The script for American Psycho, adapted from the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name, is being written by Scott Z. Burns (Extrapolations). In a statement, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson said,

Variety reported that Guadagnino is in final negotiations to acquire the rights for a new interpretation of the Easton Ellis classic. But who will play the murderous finance metrosexual?

Thanks to Luca Guadagnino, Patrick Bateman will be back. The auteur has announced that he is in final negotiations for a new interpretation of iconic novel "American Psycho," which was first brought to the screen in 2000.

American Psycho, directed by Mary Harron and starring Christian Bale, has become a seminal cult classic horror film. The 2000 movie is based on Bret Easton Ellis’ novel about ’80s yuppie excess, taken to its darkest conclusion.