Film & TV NewsAmerican Psycho Musical Alum Matt Smith to Play Charles MansonSmith, who played Prince Philip on the first two seasons of Netflix’s The Crown, will next take onthe cult leader and murderer in the Mary Harron-helmed project.
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Ryan McPhee
February 07, 2018
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Matt Smith, who played Patrick Bateman in the London world premiere of the American Psycho musical, will play cult leader Charles Manson in the upcoming independent film Charlie Says.
Matt Smith and the London cast of American PsychoManuel Harlan
Smith, who recently concluded a two-season stint as Prince Philip on Netflix's The Crown, is not the only artist attached with American Psycho roots. According to Variety, Mary Harron, who helmed the 2000 film adaptation, will direct the project, with Guinevere Turner (who co-wrote the movie with Harron) penning the screenplay.
Smith is also known for his performance as the Doctor on BBC’s Doctor Who. His additional stage credits include On the Shore of the Wide World, The History Boys, Swimming with Sharks, and That Face.
Charlie Says will focus on Susan Atkins, Leslie Van Houten , and Patricia Krenwinkel—the three women who were sentenced to death (and subsequently, life in prison) following the 1969 mass murder of Sharon Tate and four others.
Joining Smith in the cast are Hannah Murray, Odessa Young, Marianne Rendon, Suki Waterhouse, Carla Gugino, Kaylie Carter, and Merritt Wever.
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A First Look at Duncan Sheik Musical American Psycho, Starring Matt Smith of Doctor Who
A First Look at Duncan Sheik Musical American Psycho, Starring Matt Smith of Doctor Who
American Psycho, the new musical by Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik and playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, based on the 1991 Bret Easton Ellis novel, began its London world-premiere engagement December 3 at the Almeida Theatre.
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Jonathan Bailey (Tim Price), Hugh Skinner (Luis Carruthers), Matt Smith (Patrick Bateman), Ben Aldridge (Paul Owen), Charlie Anson (Craig McDermott) and Eugene McCoy (David Van Patten)
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The cast Matt Smith (Patrick Bateman) and Jonathan Bailey
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Matt Smith (Patrick Bateman) and Jonathan Bailey (Tim Price)
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Eugene McCoy (David Van Patten), Tom Kay (Sean Bateman), Holly James (Christine), Ben Aldridge (Paul Owen), Hugh Skinner (Luis Carruthers) and Charlie Anson (Craig McDermott)
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Matt Smith (Patrick Bateman), Charlie Anson (Craig McDermott), Eugene McCoy (David Van Patten), Ben Aldridge (Paul Owen), Hugh Skinner (Luis Carruthers) and Jonathan Bailey (Tim Price)
Charlie Anson (Craig McDermott), Eugene McCoy (David Van Patten), Matt Smith (Patrick Bateman), Hugh Skinner (Luis Carruthers) and Jonathan Bailey (Tim Price)
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The cast
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Matt Smith and the London cast of American Psycho
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Tom Kay (Sean Bateman), Lucie Jones (Victoria), Susannah Fielding (Evelyn Williams), Matt Smith (Patrick Bateman) and Ben Aldridge (Paul Owen)
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Hugh Skinner (Luis Carruthers) and Matt Smith (Patrick Bateman)
