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Mumbai, Oct 29: Director Luca Guadagnino has officially dismissed rumours suggesting that his upcoming reimagining of the Hollywood classic American Psycho would feature a female lead version of Patrick Bateman.

Speculation had been rife last week that Margot Robbie was in talks to play a gender-swapped Bateman in Guadagnino’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ 1991 novel, but those claims have now been debunked. According to Female First UK, Guadagnino has yet to cast his lead, though Austin Butler and Jacob Elordi are reportedly being considered for the iconic role.

The original American Psycho, which hit theatres in 2000, starred Christian Bale as the charming yet deranged Manhattan investment banker Patrick Bateman, whose descent into psychopathic vi

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