If the problematic 'Spider-Man' musical ever
sorts itself out, the next Hollywood-to-Broadway production is ready for headlines: 'American Psycho,' the gruesome glimpse into a disturbed mind, first a novel by LA writer Bret Easton Ellis and later adapted into a Christian Bale Hollywood film, will hit the Great White Way.
"There are murders, and they are on stage in full view of the audience," playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa told
Page Six. "An ax and a chef's knife will be used. I think there's going to be a lot of blood."
Bale's unforgettable depiction of deranged Wall Street banker Patrick Bateman spirals into a series of cringe-worthy killings in the 2000 film. "Obviously, it's not for the people who want to see 'Elf,'" Aguirre-Sacasa said, referring to the Will Ferrell film's
new Broadway adaptation.
The Broadway production, under work since 2008, will be titled 'America Psycho: The Musical.'
"Think about Malcolm McDowell singing songs during 'A Clockwork Orange.' He sang 'Singing in the Rain,' " said Duncan Sheik, the show's composer. He won a Grammy and two Tony Awards for songs in the Broadway musical 'Spring Awakening.'
Aguirre-Sacasa noted he hopes to include scenes like Bateman's raincoat-wearing ax murder and a wildly obsessive business card comparing luncheon. For the uninitiated,
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Worst book ever "written". Ellis is a fraud.
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well i really dont know wat all this is all about
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If a chef's knife and an ax are the biggest weapons, then this will be toned down from the book and movie. No nail gun?
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I tried, but couldn't get through the book. I watched the movie because I like Christian Bale, but both are too disturbing for me to deal with. On stage? I can't imagine anything darker. That's "entertainment"?
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Wow, what a shock. First everyone goes nuts over "Dexter," and now this. What's next, "Charles Manson: The Opera"?
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I read the book years ago and found in morbidly enthralling as it represented the decadence of that generation. Granted it wasn't for everyone, but what is:)
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