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Tom Cruise was the inspiration for Christian Bale's frightening portrayal of a bloodthirsty maniac in 'American Psycho,' according to the movie's director Mary Harron.
Lions Gate, which is now filming American Psycho 2: The Girl Who Wouldn't Die, is considering the possibility of mounting a "franchise" of American Psycho movies.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 18, 2000 -- Has the fate of "American Psycho" been sealed even before its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival? The big-screen adaptation of the controversial, ultra-violent Bret Easton Ellis novel has been slapped with an ungainly NC-17 by the ratings board at the Motion Picture Association of America. The film, the sophomore endeavor from Mary Harron ("I Shot Andy Warhol"), depicts the psychopathic behaviors of a Wall Street wunderkind (played by Christian Bale) who kills women in his off hours. It is scheduled to debut nationwide in theaters April 7. Yet despite the flick's subject matter, its NC-17 apparently wasn't awarded for bloodshed, but for what the MPAA calls "explicit sexuality." While the organization today declined comment, trade-paper reports says the ratings board frowned on a scene in which Bale's character eng
HOLLYWOOD, June 19, 2000 -- No more Mr. Bad Guy for Christian Bale. The Welsh actor, who was the embodiment of evil in films such as "American Psycho" and "Shaft," will play a just, upright police (good guy) who subverts a fascist society in the futuristic thriller "Librium." Daily Variety says that Emily Watson and Taye Diggs will star alongside Bale in the flick. PROFESSOR ROTH: Tim Roth is in talks to play Professor Snape, the magic teaching wizard, in the upcoming "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone." THE WORKING BALDWIN: Billy Baldwin will star in the indie cop flick "Double Band," it has been disclosed. Joining him in the cast will be Elizabeth ("Frequency") Mitchell.