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Glen Powell is a busy guy, but his newest action movie, Hit Man, is a standout for a certain reason. It's because of Powell's little surprise audition for a very different movie: American Psycho. Even though American Psycho was already made into a movie in 2000 by Mary Harron, a remake isn't exactly impossible. SlashFilm reported that Lionsgate was apparently planning an American Psycho remake, and some people were not happy about it. But if this project ever got off the ground, Glen Powell might already have proven who should play Patrick Bateman.
Glen Powell might not be the first actor you'd think of when imagining the dangerous Patrick Bateman, but he's not entirely off the table. In recent years, Powell has shown that he can be the main character in movies. He became an action star in 2022 in Top Gun: Maverick. The next year, he did a romantic comedy, Anyone but You. Now, he's taking on the role of a beloved classic in Twisters. However, there's a certain Glen Powell movie performance that really shows off his ability to play the iconic serial killer.
Glen Powell really threw his hat in the ring to play Patrick Bateman in his recent action hit Hit Man. In this movie, Powell plays Gary, who is a normal professor. Because Gary is good at psychology, he gets pulled into becoming an undercover cop. One part of his job is to act out different hit man roles to get people to admit they're plotting to have someone killed. Powell takes on many different characters in this role, but one of them is a clear parody of Christian Bale's iconic role as Patrick Bateman. It's also Powell's unintentional audition for an American Psycho remake.
In this scene, Powell puts on a suit and red tie, slicks back his hair, and does a surprisingly good impression of Christian Bale's Patrick Bateman. It's not just the clothes or the lines that make Powell sound like Bateman. His face and his voice are exactly like what Bale did in 2000. In many ways, Powell's imitation is funny and fun, but it also makes you think. If Powell can act like Christian Bale's Patrick Bateman so well, maybe he could do his own version of that character.
Overall, Glen Powell would be a great choice to play Patrick Bateman. His performance in Hit Man was a parody of Christian Bale's performance, but it was still good. It shows that Powell can pick up on Bateman's personality traits, and maybe even add a few of his own. Acting aside, Powell would be a good choice because he's getting more famous and his resume is getting better. The actor is obviously good at action movies, but he hasn't played a villain yet. Now that Glen Powell is getting leading roles, maybe it's time for him to play the bad guy in American Psycho.
Glen Powell's next film is a black comedy thriller called Huntington. This movie is more of a thriller than a horror, but it still shows that Powell is willing to experiment with different kinds of roles. It's possible that Huntington could be another unintentional audition for the role of Patrick Bateman.