Movie fans who are not averse to the smell of the greasepaint will have noticed how a lot of their favourite flicks are being translated into big-budget theatre shows. Why, the past few months alone have seen the launch of Gone With The Wind The Musical, Priscilla: Queen Of The Desert with Jason Donovan and Rain Man starring Josh Hartnett. And let's not forget the hugely popular likes of The Lion King, The Sound Of Music and Billy Elliot among many others.
So it's both surprising and, well, not to hear that, according to The Hollywood Reporter, American Psycho is being adapted into a Broadway musical.
Currently in production, the tale of Wall Street investment banker Patrick Bateman and his propensity for killing people in increasingly violent ways doesn't necessarily strike us as perfect sing-a-long material but you can't deny the power of the movie's great 80s-centric soundtrack.
Ellis and Edward R. Pressman, the producer of Mary Harron's 1999 film adaptation, will serve as consulting producers on the project and while no director, book writer or songwriters have yet been brought on board the project, it's hoped that the show will be staged by 2010.
Music rights have yet to be secured, but the producers are plumping for songs from the likes of Talking Heads, Genesis and, of course, Huey Lewis And The News.
Glen Ferris
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