Filming The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story was quite an experience for Darren Criss.
Not only was he playing killer Andrew Cunanan, who shot the famed designer dead in Miami, 1997, he was filming it where the murder took place. Literally.
Casa Casuarina was home to Versace until Cunanan cut short his life. Now it is a boutique hotel, used by director Ryan Murphy for his 9 part drama.
“It was an extreme luxury most people don’t have when you are filming an historical event,” Criss tells TV Tonight. “Usually you have to recreate it in a sound studio. This was the exact house, the exact place, the street and steps -the whole thing. It was a profoundly surreal experience.
“For the people of Miami to see this being recreated was pretty bizarre.”
The series has won rave reviews and stars Criss, Édgar Ramírez as Gianni Versace, Ricky Martin as boyfriend Antonio D’Amico and Penélope Cruz as Donatella Versace. The sumptuous locations, enhanced with exquisite furniture, costumes and classical music immediately elevate the piece to a grand scale, if contrasted by the grisly subject at its heart.
The articulate Criss, who is best known for playing Blaine in Glee, says the visuals reflect the characters of the key players.
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ecarenphoto: Yesterday was a good day. 😊 it’s not every day you get to create with one of the most phenomenal actresses on earth…thank you @judithlight your beauty, heart and spirit are even more incredible than I had imagined. And thank you @guerin_ad 🙌 and @tatertatloveslu for the photo at the end of a whirlwind shoot day! #grateful #ilovemyjob #womensupportingwomen #acsversace #transparent #judithlight
The Best TV Shows of 2018 (So Far)
19. The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Anthology series. 9 episodes.
The second iteration of Ryan Murphy’s true crime anthology is not nearly as mesmerizing as The People v. O.J. Simpson, maybe because it doesn’t have David Schwimmer saying “Juice” repeatedly. Still, this one, which focuses on what led the serial killer Andrew Cunanan (played by Darren Criss) to slay the fashion designer (Édgar Ramírez, with Penélope Cruz, pictured, as his sister, Donatella) in 1997, is a fascinating study of a total psycho who loved cheesy dance music and should appeal to fans of, well, American Psycho.
The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Deadly Women and Live Sport – new this week, 21 May, on Foxtel
Top of the list is the highly anticipated series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story that chronicles the murder of the famous fashion designer in 1997. Édgar Ramírez, Penélope Cruz and Darren Criss lead an all-star cast in this thrilling series that starts with the horrific crime in question and then goes back to see what lead up to it. Created by television powerhouse Ryan Murphy, it’s unmissable.
The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Deadly Women and Live Sport – new this week, 21 May, on Foxtel
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