Kanye West has cast Scott Disick as the lead in an upcoming music video take on cult classic “American Psycho” — but sources tell Page Six the reality-TV doofus wasn’t West’s first choice. A treatment for the video called for James Franco to star. Sources further say the video, shot in Brooklyn, will re-create Christian Bale’s famous “Huey Lewis” monologue, but with Lewis’ name substituted by references to West and his forthcoming album “Yeezus.” Bale famously asked a colleague played by Jared Leto in the film, “You like Huey Lewis and the News?” before slipping on a raincoat and killing him with an ax. (Bale also quips that the album “Sports” “has a clear, crisp sound and a new sheen of consummate professionalism.”) The role of Leto in West’s video is reportedly played by Kim Kardashian’s pal Jonathan Cheban. A source tells us a sponsor has been brought on to underwrite a $100,000 budget, and the viral clip aims to market West’s upcoming album “in a nontraditional way.” Reps for West and Franco didn’t get back to us.
Kanye West wanted James Franco in ‘American Psycho’ video
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PageSix.com Staff
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June 11, 2013, 4:00 a.m. ET