Ryan Murphy
Phillipa Soo Boards ABC and Ryan Murphy’s ‘Dr. Odyssey’
ABC’s forthcoming drama Dr. Odyssey continues to add to its cast. Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) has joined the drama from Ryan Murphy Television, which scored a straight-to-series order in March. She’ll star opposite Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson in the series, which is slated for next season at the network. Details about Dr. Odyssey are being […]
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How Did ‘9-1-1’ Make It to 100 Episodes? “It’s Characters That You Want in Your Living Room”
When 9-1-1 co-creator Tim Minear signed up on Twitter (now known as X), he chose a telling handle to denote his legacy as a screenwriter and director: @Cancelledagain. “I was sort of infamous for all of my thundering failures over the years,” explains Minear. “Firefly lasted one season, Terriers one season, The Inside one season, […]
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Joshua Jackson to Star in Ryan Murphy Series at ABC
Joshua Jackson is returning to network TV, starring in an ABC series from Ryan Murphy. Jackson will star in a drama titled Dr. Odyssey, which the network has ordered straight to series. Details on the project, written by Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken, are being kept under wraps — ABC didn’t even provide a […]
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‘American Horror Story: Delicate Part 2’ Trailer Unmasks Kim Kardashian Character
After a six-month break, American Horror Story is clawing its way back. The 12th season in FX’s hit horror anthology from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk was split into two parts, an effect of the 2023 dual Hollywood strikes. The first five episodes of AHS: Delicate concluded in October 2023, and now the final four […]
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Robert Downey Jr. Rocks a Bucket Hat and Leonardo DiCaprio Goes Incognito at Frieze L.A. as Art Sales Are Brisk
The V.I.P. opening day of the Frieze Los Angeles art fair felt like a family affair as Hollywood power players and art world elites met and mingled to view the best works from galleries around the world. Held at the Santa Monica Airport for the second year running, the all-day event on Thursday, Feb. 29, […]
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Calista Flockhart on High Stakes of Playing Lee Radziwill in ‘Feud’ and Sad End of Old New York
[This story contains spoilers from the sixth episode of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, “Hats, Gloves and Effete Homosexuals.”] Feud: Capote vs. the Swans is a reunion for Calista Flockhart and showrunner Jon Robin Baitz, who created Brothers & Sisters on which the actress starred during its five-season run. It was an instant yes, says […]
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Ryan Murphy Teases New Horror Series ‘Grotesquerie’ on FX
Ryan Murphy will tell a different kind of horror story on FX later in the year. The megaproducer dropped a teaser for a new series titled Grotesquerie in an Instagram post (see it below) on Friday. According to the post, it will star Niecy Nash-Betts — who has worked with Murphy several times before and is […]
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‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’ Director on Dramatic Liberties Taken for Black and White Ball Episode
[This story contains spoilers from the third episode of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans, “Masquerade 1966.”] The catalyst for Feud: Capote vs. the Swans‘ third episode is absolutely true. On Nov. 28, 1966, Truman Capote held the Black and White Ball at New York City’s Plaza Hotel — an event so lavish, boasting a guest […]
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Molly Ringwald Knows What Ryan Murphy Role She Wants to Take on Next: “Psycho B****”
Molly Ringwald stars in Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans as Joanne Carson, who became one of Truman Capote’s closest friends after her divorce from Johnny Carson. Now that Ringwald has completed the FX limited series, and after previously collaborating with Murphy on Netflix’s Dahmer, she’s already thinking about what type of role she’d […]
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Who Were Truman Capote’s “Swans”? The ‘Feud’ Cast Unpacks Their Counterparts
[This story contains spoilers from Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.] In Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, author Truman Capote’s close relationship with a group of wealthy American socialites unravels when he permits Esquire magazine, in 1975 and 1976, to publish four chapters of his unfinished novel Answered Prayers, in which the unsavory personal details of […]
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‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’ Review: Naomi Watts Leads Stellar Cast in Ryan Murphy’s Otherwise Spotty Anthology
Diane Lane, Demi Moore, Chloë Sevigny, Calista Flockhart and Molly Ringwald star with Tom Hollander in the new FX season, scripted by Jon Robin Baitz, with Gus Van Sant as lead director.
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How Gus Van Sant Earned His Rep as “The Mellowest Man in Hollywood”
Gus Van Sant has taken on a few superlatives over the course of his 40-year career: indie provocateur, Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker and, per the late Robin Williams, “mellowest man in Hollywood.” A label that long eluded the 71-year-old director, despite his line of work, was Angeleno. Van Sant built one of the more eclectic résumés in […]
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