Chloë Sevigny Pitched Herself to Luca Guadagnino to Play Jean Again in New ‘American Psycho’ Film

Chloë Sevigny wants in on Luca Guadagnino‘s new American Psycho film.

Sevigny played Patrick Bateman’s secretary, Jean, in the 2000 satire, directed by Mary Harron. When she heard that Guadagnino would direct a new adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel of the same name, she made her interest known to the filmmaker.

“I pitched to him that I should play Jean again and that they do that reverse-aging on me. I thought that would be something that he would be into, conceptually having the same actress play the same part,” Sevigny recently told IndieWire.

The Monsters actress continued, “He said he was going to think of something else for me.” Casting is still underway for the role of Jean, but it is also for the lead, Bateman, who Christian Bale originally portrayed.

Many actors’ names have been rumored to play Bateman, such as Austin Butler and Patrick Schwarzenegger, to name a few. The original film’s casting director, Kerry Barden, told The Hollywood Reporter last month that Jared Leto’s role of Paul Allen would be a better fit for Butler. “I would cast Austin in Jared’s role because he’s that beautiful, and that’s why we cast Jared, is because he’s that beautiful,” he said. “Jared is certainly a great actor as well, and obviously, Austin has a lot of depth as an actor, too. But not every person has that kind of beauty.”

As far as Schwarzenegger, he replied to a fan’s tweet on X on Wednesday suggesting Bateman would be his “breakout role,” by writing, “I’d love nothing more,” followed by a winking emoticon.

Guadagnino’s American Psycho is set at Lionsgate with a script penned by Scott Z. Burns. The release date is yet to be announced.

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