Summary

• Remaking American Psycho contradicts the film's critiques of corporate greed and consumerism.
• The enduring relevance of the original film makes a modern remake seem unnecessary and solely for profit.
• The prospect of an American Psycho remake reflects a concerning trend in the film industry of recycling existing IPs instead of investing in new ideas.

The idea of remaking American Psycho also includes Justin Theroux, Reese Witherspoon, Jared Leto, Chloe Sevigny, and Willem Dafoe.

Now, Lionsgate is rumored to have an American Psycho remake in the works (via American Psycho has nothing to do with logistics and everything to do with how the very act directly correlates to and conflicts with the movie's core themes.

American Psycho is available to stream on Peacock.

Remaking American Psycho Plays Into The Original Movie's Themes

At its core, American Psycho is a rumination on toxic masculinity, corporate greed, and consumerism. Through the intersection of these concurrent themes, the film provides a cutting social commentary on 1980s Wall Street bankers like Bateman. While its critiques are specific to the ‘80s cultural moment it depicts, this 2000 film has been able to maintain longevity because the overarching themes and real meaning of American Psycho are still relevant to this day.

Remaking such a classic film as a meaningless cash grab is exemplary of the exact kind of corporate greed and needless consumerism that American Psycho is concerned with critiquing and exposing.

Ironically, some of these core themes are reflected in the very pursuit of remaking American Psycho in the first place. Not all remakes are necessarily bad ideas, but because of the enduring relevance of American Psycho, it’s hard to imagine that a modern remake would have anything new to offer. Ultimately, it doesn't seem like Lionsgate has any real reason to hypothetically remake American Psycho other than to use it as nostalgia bait for the sole purpose of financial gain.

Remaking such a classic film as a meaningless cash grab is exemplary of the exact kind of corporate greed and needless consumerism that American Psycho is concerned with critiquing and exposing. The act of remaking American Psycho in particular would contradict the whole point of its source material, which would make it impossible for the new film’s same expression to feel genuine or authentic at all. If Lionsgate’s remake of American Psycho ever comes to fruition, its very creation would be inherently hypocritical.

An American Psycho Remake Would Continue A Concerning Movie Trend

While a remake of American Psycho would be particularly bleak given its direct opposition to the movie's message, it's merely a perpetuation of an all-too-prevalent trend in the film industry nowadays. It seems that more and more, studios are simply recycling existing IPs to create or expand franchises as opposed to investing in new and original ideas. As a result, the movie landscape has become oversaturated with remakes, reboots, and sequels that don't offer anything of real substance. Remaking American Psycho would just be another instance of this tired and pointless trend.

Source: The Insneider