Penelope Cruz to portray Donatella Versace in "American Crime Story" March 21, 2017 - 11:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "American Crime Story" season 2 hasn't aired yet, but producers of the FX anthology series have been gathering cast for the third season. The latest name to be added to the lineup is Penelope Cruz, who is tapped to portray Donatella Versace, AceShowbiz said. Cruz will play the sister of the slain fashion designer Gianni Versace who took over the company following her brother's death. She joins Edgar Ramirez who has been cast as the legendary designer and Darren Criss who will play the killer, Andrew Cunanan, who committed suicide eight days after the assassination. It marks Cruz's first TV series regular role. The Spanish beauty won an Academy Award for her supporting role in Woody Allen's 2008 movie "Vicky Cristina Barcelona". She's also known for her roles in 2001 films "Vanilla Sky" and "Captain Corelli's Mandolin". Her latest credits include "Zoolander 2" and the upcoming "Murder on the Orient Express" adaptation. "Versace", the third installment of the FX anthology series, will be based on the book "Vulgar Favors" by Maureen Orth. It will air after the second season, which will focus on the legal issues surrounding Hurricane Katrina. Both seasons are scheduled to premiere in 2018. Photo: AP   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
