Christian Bale played the character in the original 2000 film Cooper Koch is ready for a new challenge following the success of Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story. While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday,

It was reported on Friday that Luca Guadagnino is in final negotiations to helm a new film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis‘ 1991 novel American Psycho for Lionsgate. The first film, released in 2000, starred Christian Bale as Bateman, an investment banker who seemingly leads a double life as a serial killer.

Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho is set for a brand new adaptation whose existence is already justified due to the director bringing it to life: the Zendaya-starring Challengers and horror-romance Bones and All helmer Luca Guadagnino.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’ actor Cooper Koch says the success of the Netflix show has ‘”the needle threading” in his career, calling the weeks since the premiere “crazy.” The actor wants to take on the iconic Patrick Bateman role in ‘American Psycho’ reimagining.

The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Cooper Koch is dreaming big for his next part – and it's quite the iconic one. At the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles last Saturday, Koch shared with The Hollywood Reporter,