Patrick is now campaigning for the role that Austin was linked to back in December — and his " sticky " chemical reaction to the report about Austin has resurfaced online .
On Tuesday, it was reported thatThe White LotusstarPatrick Schwarzeneggeris actively campaigning to play Patrick Bateman inLuca Guadagnino’sremake ofAmerican Psychoafter outlets picked up on his social media activity.
When Guadagnino’s upcoming project was first announced back in October, Patrick was quick to throw his hat in the ring for the role of Bateman, sharing the news article with his X followers andadding: “My dream.”
For reference, in December, it was widely reported thatAustin ButlerwasGuadagnino’s first choice to play Batemanin his movie, withVarietyreporting that an offer was on its way to the 33-year-old actor, but the role had not yet been formalized.
Reacting to this news on his X account at the time, Patrick apparently tweeted: “I love Austin Butler but he’s already a star. I feel like Luca movies are perfect gateway for a new ish actor to have a breakout performance.”
And with the context of his current campaign in mind, people couldn’t help but be confused by Patrick’s previous insistence that a “new ish” actor should have the role, pointing out that not only is Patrick a nepo baby (in case the last name didn’t give it away, he is the son of the literalTerminator,Arnold Schwarzenegger), the 31-year-old actor has also been acting steadily since 2016 — although he didn’t really break into the mainstream until his appearance onThe White Lotusthis year.
And somebody elsequote-tweetedthe first screenshot with another of Patrick’s now-deleted posts, this time showing the star’s dismay at Austin being linked to multiple new projects.
Patrick has not acknowledged the resurfaced tweets, and BuzzFeed has contacted his rep for comment — let me know your thoughts down below!
