Austin Butler has landed his next movie role, with the star set to lead the upcoming American Psycho reboot. It was announced in October that Luca Guadagnino – best known for Challengers and Call Me By Your Name – would helm an adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel, which had previously been made into a film in 2000 by Mary Harron.

Luca Guadagnino’s take on American Psycho is shaping up. Austin Butler has landed the role of Patrick Bateman, originally played by Christian Bale, Variety reports. The trade reports that Jacob Elordi had previously been rumored to take the role; apparently, someone got their Elvises crossed.

Austin Butler is being eyed to play serial killer Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s American Psycho movie, a "new adaptation" of Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 novel.