Hollywood stars 'scared' of American Psycho Ellis

Keanu Reeves, Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp are too "scared" to take roles in American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis's latest novel adaptation.

Ellis, whose notorious suave serial killer Patrick Bateman was played with huge critical acclaim by Christan Bale in 2000, is baffled by stars' reluctance to appear in new offering Lunar Park - as the writer himself.