“I’m always so mystified by it,” Harron said. “I don’t think that [co-writer Guinevere Turner] and I ever expected it to be embraced by Wall Street bros, at all. That was not our intention. So, did we fail? I’m not sure why [it happened], because Christian’s very clearly making fun of them…"

Harron understands that TikTok and memes have played a role in the idolization of Patrick Bateman because “there’s [Bateman] being handsome and wearing good suits and having money and power. But at the same time, he’s played as somebody dorky and ridiculous. When he’s in a nightclub and he’s trying to speak to somebody about hip hop — it’s so embarrassing when he’s trying to be cool.”

Patrick Bateman could soon be back on the big screen as a new interpretation of Ellis’ “American Psycho” novel is currently in development from “Challengers” director Luca Guadagnino. The film’s script was written by by Scott Z. Burns and Austin Butler has been tipped to play Patrick, although no official casting has been announced yet.