Author Bret Easton Ellis says the announced "American Psycho" reimagining isn't real. Ellis said during his eponymous podcast that announced remake's director Luca Guadagnino and rumored lead actor Austin Butler are not contracted for the feature.

"I heard somewhere, from someone, that there are no contracts," Bret Easton Ellis, author of the American Psycho novel, revealed.

It’s weird to get excited about something when you don’t love the thing it’s based on. I had that feeling with The Boys. I hated those comics. I know they have their fans, but if someone recommended them to me in college it was usually an indicator that the person had a s*** sense of humor and that women should cover their drinks around them at parties.

Reports published in late 2024 stated that Austin Butler could be in line to play the role of Patrick Bateman in Luca Guadagnino’s reboot of American Psycho. This caused a flurry of headlines as the role was once made famous by Christian Bale in the original film adaptation of American Psycho released in 2000.

Put away your business cards everyone, it looks like that American Psycho remake isn’t happening after all, according to the original book’s author, Bret Easton Ellis. The 60-year-old author has thrown doubt on the remake after sharing that Austin Butler,

Author Bret Easton Ellis casts doubt on the rumored 'American Psycho' reboot while denying involvement in the project.