Wednesday, September 24, 2008
'American Psycho' heads to stage
Variety: "Legit version of the 1991 Bret Easton Ellis novel, about a 1980s Wall Street banker who is also a serial killer, will come from the Johnson-Roessler Co., management-production company the Collective and XYZ Films. The three shingles have partnered to acquire the rights to develop and produce the stage incarnation."
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Oh man. That's so exciting. I wonder if the blood and gore design will be like Sweeny Todd? I really hope the last scene with Bateman running around naked with a chainsaw in tennis shoes stays...
Oh man. That's so exciting. I wonder if the blood and gore design will be like Sweeny Todd? I really hope the last scene with Bateman running around naked with a chainsaw in tennis shoes stays...
I'm not particularly a fan of the movie or book (too violent for my taste), but a lot of the issues brought about in American Psycho are becoming quickly relevant once again. Ellis intended his novel to be a satire not only of serial killers and businessmen, but of the financial institutions of the 1980s.
I'm going to be really curious about the costume design in the broadway version. The original book featured absolutely ludicrous descriptions of designer suits, something Bret Easton Ellis included on purpose.
I think American Psycho will work really well as a play. It takes place in a pretty limited variety of locations, which will facilitate pretty simple staging, and it has very strong dramatic themes. I also agree with the last poster that many of the issues are still very relevant to today. I'm interested to see how this turns out.
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