“I would love to be part of a series like The Crown,” said Ricky Martin (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story). “Be Prince Phillip, maybe? I think that would be amazing. And yes, obviously I would dive into that British accent. If you give me time, I’ll know it.” | 4 June 2018
American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (FX)
It’s not completely surprising that this second round of “American Crime Story” didn’t get as much attention as its “People vs. O.J.” season. For one, every episode essentially acts as its own excruciating horror story, ramping up the tension to near unbearable degrees as serial killer Andrew Cunanan (an electric Darren Criss) tears through victims. For another, the series tells the very real, ugly, and undeniably recent history of homophobia in the United States, laying bare its costs and enduring consequences. The series could be very hard to watch, but its unrelenting gaze made for some of the year’s most compelling television. — Caroline Framke
@THR: #ACSVersace star @ricky_martin discusses filming the challenging scene of finding Gianni Versace murdered: “We were there right where it actually happened, so the energy of that house really was of impact for me and my performance.” More: thr.cm/tZ9w58
Q&A with Darren Criss. Moderated by Henry Goldblatt, Editor in Chief of Entertainment Weekly.
Inspired by actual events, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story is the second installment of FX’s award-winning limited series, American Crime Story.
Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brad Falchuk, Alexis Martin Woodall, Dan Minahan, Tom Rob Smith, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski are Executive Producers of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. It is written by Tom Rob Smith, and Ryan Murphy directed the premiere episode of the series, which stars Darren Criss, Edgar Ramirez, Penelope Cruz and Ricky Martin. The series is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions.
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 04: Actress Penelope Cruz speaks on stage during SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: ‘The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ at The Robin Williams Center on June 4, 2018 in New York City. (Photos by Monica Schipper/Getty Images Entertainment Video)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 04: Moderator, TV Critic at Entertainment Weekly Kristen Baldwin and actress Penelope Cruz speak on stage during SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: ‘The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ at The Robin Williams Center on June 4, 2018 in New York City. (Photos by Monica Schipper/Getty Images Entertainment Video)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 04: Actress Penelope Cruz attends SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: ‘The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ at The Robin Williams Center on June 4, 2018 in New York City. (Photos by Monica Schipper/Getty Images Entertainment Video)
Their roles couldn’t be more different — from aspiring spies (Holly Taylor on The Americans) to awkward tech execs (Zach Woods on Silicon Valley) to sheriffs searching for justice (Scoot McNairy on Godless) and a man who loses his longtime partner at the hands of a serial killer (Ricky Martin on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) — but one thing these 33 supporting actors have in common is that they’ve all brought to life memorable characters on TV in the past year. On April 17, at a beautiful estate in Silver Lake, these breakouts gathered together for The Hollywood Reporter’s annual megashoot, which reunited old friends (like This Is Us’ Susan Kelechi Watson and Insecure’s Yvonne Orji, who stuck around after the shoot to snap selfies together) and brought together many actors who’d never met before. By the end of the lovely garden party shoot, a few stories had been swapped and new friendships forged as they all prepared for the long Emmy season ahead.
Ricky Martin ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ (FX)
What inspired you to act? A movie many years ago called The Priest. I grew up Catholic, and it was sad, it was intense.
Most intimidating scene? I was playing Gianni Versace’s lover, so to have to shoot a scene where you find your lover murdered in the streets was intense. I think I lived as Antonio for those 10 days that we were in Miami because we were in the set, we were there right where it actually happened, so the energy of that house really was of impact for me and my performance.
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