Fresh from roaming the universe in Doctor Who, Matt Smith is to play a style-obsessed killer roaming New York in the stage musical American Psycho.
The musical is based on Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel about a homicidal yuppie obsessed with high-end clothes and beauty products. It was later made into a movie starring Christian Bale.
Producers announced on Monday that Smith, who leaves BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who later this year, will play Patrick Bateman, “one of the most iconic anti-heroes of the 20th century.”
Rupert Goold will direct the show, opening at London’s Almeida Theatre on December 12.
It is written by Tony Award-winning songwriter Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) and playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who worked on TV series Glee and the Broadway production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
