According to Entertainment Weekly, Ryan said Lady Gaga will be playing Elizabeth, a “very wealthy social doyenne who is consumed with art and fashion and people” and has a “nefarious plan” that’s central to the show’s plot. Furthermore, she has accursed arrangements uncovered in the first scene, and plays out throughout the season.
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Murphy also revealed what provides the inspiration behind this season, namely witnessing a surveillance video from an LA hotel where a woman was seen, but then simply vanished, never to be heard from again.
Another returning actress, Sarah Paulson, said that her character is quite dark this year.
But when the pair end up ordering too much room service, Iris (Kathy Bates), the hotel owner, seeks revenge.
“Lady Gaga plays a character who has relationships with Matt [Bomer] and Angela [Bassett] and Cheyenne [Jackson]”, Murphy spilled at the FX TCA Press Tour of the music icon’s leading role. Oh, and she does crossword puzzles in her spare time.
Matt Bomer plays Donovan. He has very interesting relationships with the lady folk in his life. “I’ve directed all of these actors … and from that comes this great shorthand and I think they know they’re safe because we’ve worked together”. Alongside the cast, were co-creators Brad Falchuk and Ryan Murphy, to tease some new details on the hit show.
Lady Gaga is going from pop star to the hospitality industry she’ll be playing a hotel owner in “American Horror Story: Hotel“.
The 13-episode season premieres on October 7 (see more FX premiere dates here). He’s “a little desperate”.
“I also think that the thing that’s different about the season is that before we’ve always been very driven by the Jessica Lange character”.
“This role for Darren, we wrote it and he was the first person we thought of because Darren has told me he wants to do edgier, darker material, so this plays into that.”
“It is called “Hotel” and it’s set in a hotel”, Murphy said, disclosing that the hotel will be set in downtown L.A. “We deal with a lot of American horrors, [including] addiction.” She also has a “budding something” with Wes’ character.
Sevigny portrays a doctor named Alex, Bentley’s wife, who is dealing with a great loss in their family “among other things”.
Angela Bassett is playing an actress in the new season.
“I play Liz Taylor, movie icon”. I live in the hotel. She’s a drug addict – not that drug addicts are sexy, but this girl happens to be quite sexy – not because I’m sexy! He’s investigating grisly murders, which leads him into checking into the hotel.
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Kathy Bates is hotel manager Iris. “Sorry [to Wes Bentley], you don’t know this yet”.
