GOSSIP GIRL's Westwick: 'Not A Big Fan of Musicals-But Up For American Psycho'

"Gossip Girl" Star Ed Westwick chats with David Coleman for Interview magazine on a variety of subjects, including his dislike of Broadway musicals, excitement over the upcoming stage adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho" and his hope for future dramatic stage work.

Here is the theatre related excerpt below;

WESTWICK: It's a good reason to get in shape, I guess, isn't it? I think it would be exciting to be involved in an epic 300-esque thing.

COLMAN: Maybe there'll be a 301. They could make it a musical.

WESTWICK: I'm sure they could. They're doing a Broadway musical of American Psycho [2000].

COLMAN: You'd be good for that.

WESTWICK: I know, that's exactly what I was thinking. I had to ring my manager when I heard about it. I'm obsessed with that film.

COLMAN: What do you like about it?

WESTWICK: Just the story. I think it's hilarious.

COLMAN: Would you want to do a Broadway musical?

WESTWICK: Nah, I don't think musicals are my thing. I'm not a big fan. Definitely have to get on the stage and do something like a straight play.

COLMAN: But you do sing in your band, don't you?

WESTWICK: Yeah, well, the band's not really a band right now. I'm just far too busy to do that. It'll always be my backup, because I like music a lot.

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Ed Westwick stars as Chuck, an overly confident and sexy bad boy, in The CW's hit drama "Gossip Girl," from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage ("The O.C."), based on the tremendously popular book series about privileged teenagers who attend an elite private school in New York City.

An emerging young British actor trained at The National Youth Theatre in London, Westwick was recently seen in two high profile features. He played the role of Alex in Alfonso Cuarón's "Children of Men," opposite Clive Owen and Julianne Moore. Westwick was also seen playing the role of Zoran in Anthony Mighella's "Breaking and Entering," opposite Jude Law, Juliette Binoche and Robin Wright Penn. Westwick will next be seen in the film "100 Feet," a supernatural thriller written by and to be directed by Eric Red. Starring alongside Famke Janssen and Bobby Cannavale, Westwick plays Joey, a handsome Brooklyn delivery boy who delivers groceries to Janssen's character, who is under house arrest. It is not long before they begin a heated affair.

Additional credits include guest leads in "Afterlife" for ITV1, "Casualty" for the BBC, "Doctors" for the BBC and "Dream Team" for Sky One.

The stage version of "American Psycho" is currently in development with the intention of heading to Broadway. Based off of a 1991 Bret Easton Ellis novel, "American Psycho" tell the story of a Wall Street banker by day who is a serial killer by night. In 2000 Lionsgate Pictures made a film of the novel which starred Christian Bale, Josh Lucas, Chloe Sevigny, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon and Samantha Mathis.

The new musical is rumored to contain 80's style rock numbers in keeping with the time period in which it was written. The musical will be produced by Johnson-Roessler Co., management-Production Company the Collective and XYZ Films.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

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