Penelope Cruz cast as Donatella Versace in Season 3 of 'American Crime Story'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Just a few days after Ryan Murphy announced the development of another series for FX titled, Pose, it seems he has found his Donatella Versace for Season 3 of American Crime Story. According to The Playlist, Penelope Cruz will star as the wife of the legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace who will be played by Edgar Ramirez.

            Versace: American Crime Story will revolve around the murder of Gianni on the steps of his Miami mansion and also follow his killer, Andrew Phillip Cunanan, who murdered at least five people during a three-month stretch in 1997. Darren Criss is set to play Cunanan. The cast is shaping up just as Season 3 is undergoing production at the same time as Season 2 which will revolve around Hurricane Katrina and stars Annette Bening and Matthew Broderick. Cruz is a great talent and a terrific addition to the cast but we’ll have to wait a bit before seeing the series as it will premiere towards the end of 2018.

            Cruz will appear next in Kenneth Branagh’s remake of Murder on the Orient Express with an amazing ensemble featuring Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Daisy Ridley and Michelle Pfeiffer. She’ll also star alongside her husband, Javier Bardem in Escobar as a journalist who strikes up a romantic affair with the drug lord, Pablo Escobar.