As the fifth season of American Horror Story draws near into the finale, some of its major players have booked other projects in the past weeks. Matt Bomer and Kathy Bates, who play mother and son Donovan and Iris, are among the few. Meanwhile, the FX network has released the synopsis for the show’s Dec. 2nd installment titled “The Ten Commandments Killer”.
Matt Bomer has landed a lead starring role in The Last Tycoon, a new drama pilot based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s final unfinished novel. Deadline first reported the casting news.
Bomer will play Stahr, a Hollywood studio executive, circa 1930. The movie will follow his journey and his ambition to become a powerful business man against his mentor, Pat Brady. The Last Tycoon is also being planned to delve heavily on violence, sex and dangerous ambition of Hollywood in the ‘30s.
Billy Ray is set to be the pilot’s director.
Kathy Bates, meanwhile, has nabbed a major role on the remake of the 2003 film, Bad Santa. The veteran actress will play the mother of Billy Bob Thornton’s titular character, Variety reports.
The sequel, Bad Santa 2, will also reunite Tony Cox and Brett Kelly who both starred on the original film. Mean Girls and Freaky Friday director Mark Waters is set to helm Bates’ latest movie project.
In other news, FX has released the synopsis for the Dec. 2nd installment of American Horror Story Hotel.
The upcoming eight episode will focus on John’s mission to hunt down the Ten Commandments Killer, while also revealing Sally’s arrangement with James March. “The Ten Commandments Killer” was penned by creator/ showrunner Ryan Murphy.
The cable network has shared the details via The Futon Critic.
American Horror Story co-stars Matt Bomer and Kathy Bates have new projects to offer their fans after the fifth run of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series. Moving forward, Hotel will uncork an episode which centers on John’s mission to hunt down the elusive serial killer.
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