American Psycho: The Musicial

CHRISTIAN BALE-starring serial killer movie AMERICAN PSYCHO is heading to Broadway – as a musical.

The British star got his big Hollywood break as an adult star, playing 1980s Wall Street murderer Patrick Bateman in the 2000 adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel.

Now theater bosses are hoping to recapture the film’s cult success by adapting it for the New York stage with the help of the film’s producers Ellis and Edward R. Pressman, who will serve as consultants.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the rights have been bought and the project is at the development stage, with the show slated for a 2010 opening – despite having yet to secure a director, scriptwriter or songwriters.

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