American Psycho
The satirical horror film guide by Christian Bale , American Psycho , invite a long - forgotten continuation starring Mila Kunis just two years after its release , entitledAmerican Psycho 2 . The put up - alone sequel toAmerican Psycho , also have sex asAmerican Psycho II : All American Girlon some promotional materials , was directed by then - up - and - coming indie film director Morgan J. Freeman . However , despite this pedigree , the project was a commercial failure .
Kunis portrayed criminology pupil and serial killer Rachael Newman search to link up the FBI under the tutelage of Professor Starkman ( William Shatner ) , a former FBI agent whom Rachael is obsessed with . It is bring out that Kunis ’ Rachael was an impostor who kill the real Rachael and simulate her identity . Despite the film ’s title and supposed attachment to Mary Harron ’s 2000 celluloid , American Psycho 2has most nothing to do with the originalAmerican Psychonor its wizard - studded cast . However , thanks to its associative title , the film ’s failure has arguably helped tarnish the bequest of the original .
American Psycho is often cited as a complex and puzzling cinema , but it ’s too often misinterpreted due to its ending - here ’s what the movie signify .
American Pyscho 2 Wasn’t Originally Conceived As A Sequel
Lionsgate Capitalized Off Of American Psycho’s Success
Penned by Alex Sanger and Karen Craig , the slasher motion picture was originally conceived asThe Girl Who Would n’t Die(viaThe Guardian).It had no affiliation withAmerican Psychountil after production began , when the screenplay was altered to link the picture show to the master copy . Although it is unreadable exactly how much of the screenplay was altered , the primary election — and perhaps , only — connection toAmerican Psychooccurs during the sequel ’s scuttle prospect .
Six year prior to the movie ’s main event , in 1993 , 12 - year - old Rachael ( Jenna Perry ) accompanies her babysitter on a particular date with Patrick Bateman . AfterBateman drink down and dissects the sitter , the tike exact brutal revenge , killing Bateman with an ice pick . Despite his character ’s inclusion body inAmerican Psycho 2 , Christian Bale does not reprise his role as the titular sequent orca . Instead , Patrick is played by Michael Kremko , wear down a face mask .
harmonise to Ellis , The Girl Who Would n’t Die ’s shift into anAmerican Psychosequel stemmed from a disagreement between the source and Lionsgate(the studio apartment that produce bothAmerican Psychofilms ) . Supposedly , during the production ofThe Rules of Attraction — a celluloid adaptation of Ellis ’ novel of the same name , directed by Roger Avary , in which Patrick ’s brother Sean is the admirer — Lionsgate , wanting to capitalize on the winner ofAmerican Psycho , call for that a serial killer be included in the motion-picture show ’s plot ( viaIGN ) . Ellis and Avary rejected the suggestion , leading the studio to transfer their attention toThe Girl Who Would n’t Die .
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In an audience with theNew York Post , prior toAmerican Psycho 2 ’s release , Ellis claimed to be unaware of the continuation , as well as Lionsgate ’s intentions with the right to the account . He also express muddiness at the film ’s billing as a continuation to Harron ’s 2000 photographic film adaption . However , in the same audience , Ellis also aver :
“ I ’ve even hear that they were thinking about doingAmerican Psycho in L.A.,American Psycho in Las Vegasand create a whole franchise out of it . ” ( viaIGN )
Why American Psycho’s Reviews Are So Bad
The Film Was Always Going To Fail
Despite Lionsgate ’s aim to capitalize off the success of the original film , American Psycho 2was wide panned by critic upon its exit . Whereas the original debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and garnered itself a cult follow , the sequel received an 11 % approval military rating on Rotten Tomatoes , leading the studio apartment to commit the flick from its theatrical release . It was , instead , released direct - to - video on VHS and DVD .
Whereas the original film was a satirization of eighties yuppie culture and consumerism , and ego - push back male behavior as look through the female perspective , the subsequence , by line , ply no further brainstorm into American culture .
Many critic pointed toAmerican Psycho 2 ’s over - reliance on slasher techniques , deficiency of social commentary , and disconnection from the Bale - led filmas the reasons for the film ’s failure . Whereas the original film was a satirization of eighties yuppie finish and consumerism , and ego - driven virile behavior as seen through the female perspective , the continuation , by contrast , provided no further brainstorm into American culture . The photographic film steered away from the realm of intelligent sarcasm in favor of highlighting the more gruesome aspects of the archetype . Bale ’s absence seizure from AmericanPsycho 2is another ground for the subsequence ’s failure .
Movie
Budget
Box Office
Rotten Tomatoes Score
$ 7 million
$ 34.3 million
68 %
American Psycho 2
$ 10 million
N / A
11 %
This , however , does not mean that anAmerican Psychosequel with Bale at the forefront would have been a success . In fact , it may have been just as much of a unsuccessful person , specially sinceAmerican Psycho ’s ambiguous endingand uncertainty around Patrick Bateman ’s criminal offence were designed . Even if fan were hungry for more Patrick Bateman , that information was uncommitted .
As promotional material forAmerican Psycho , fans could register to receive e-mail “ from ” Patrick , in which he provided spirit updates a decade after the event of the plastic film , such as his marriage and impend divorcement from Jean ( Chloë Sevigny ) , with whom he had a son , Patrick Jr. The emails were compose by an unnamed author tie to the film and okay by Ellis . They help as an “ vitamin E - continuation ” to the original novel rather than the film , but arguably made a sequel even more redundant .
Mila Kunis Regrets Doing American Psycho 2
The Franchise Will Not Continue
In 2005 , Kunis — who , at the time , was in the first place known for her role as Jackie Burkhart onThat ‘ 70s Show — express embarrassment over the motion picture . She also disdain the idea ofAmerican Psycho 3despite not being connected to the project . In an audience with MTV , Kunis stated aboutAmerican Psycho 2 ,
“ When I did the 2nd one , I did n’t know it would beAmerican Psycho II . It was hypothesize to be a different task , and it was re - edited , but , ooh … I do n’t have it away . Bad . " ( viaMTV )
Due toAmerican Psycho 2 ’s loser , any plans for a third installment in theAmerican Psychofranchise were canceled , although nothing definitive has been said on the subject . In 2013 , FX and Lionsgate developed anAmerican Psychotelevision series that would dish as a verbatim continuation to the 2000 film in which a middle - of age Patrick Batemen would curry an apprentice in his trope . This labor , too , was canceled , and it seems as thougha further re - imagining of Ellis ' novelis unbelievable .
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