‘Versace: American Crime Story’ casts ‘Glee’ alum Darren Criss and Andrew Cunnan
Even though you are not going to be seeing “Versace: American Crime Story” on the air until 2018, executive producer Ryan Murphy and FX are already getting some of the cast together for what could be an impact installment.
Specifically, Murphy is bringing back someone in Darren Criss who he is certainly familiar with working with already. Sources confirm that the former “Glee” star, who has also appeared on “American Horror Story,” is going to star as Andrew Cunanan, the serial killer responsible for the murder of famed designer Gianni Versace.
This is easily one of the meatiest roles that we’ve seen for Criss over the course of his career, and he’s going to have some great company on the show as well as Edgar Ramirez is set to play Gianni on the show. There is no word as of yet on who is playing Donatella Versace, but the one thing that we do know is that this person is not going to be Lady Gaga. That is a rumor that has already been denied, but we understand somewhat where it came from given the singer’s physical similarity to the designer and her affinity for all things fashion.
What’s somewhat interesting about the timing of this casting is that we haven’t actually seen the second season of “American Crime Story” just yet, and it looks as though is something that we’re also not going to be seeing until we roll around to 2018. The second season, themed around Hurricane Katrina, is not going to air until next year, either. One of the reasons for that was getting the production and the story together properly. This is also a show that is currently being cast.
Trust us: When there are some more things to report about when it comes to these two seasons of “American Crime Story,” we’re going to have it for you here.
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