FX to Premiere Edgar Ramirez’s Limited Series “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” in January

Edgar Ramirez will be in fashion this January…

FX has slotted Wednesday, January 17, 10:00 pm ET for the premiere of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, starring the 40-year-old Venezuelan actor.

It’s the second installment of the acclaimed limited series from Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.

Edgar Ramirez as Gianni Versace

The 10-episode Versace series examines the shocking July 1997 assassination of Gianni Versace (portrayed by Ramirez) on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion by sociopath and serial killer Andrew Cunanan (Darren Criss).

Penelope Cruz and Ricky Martin also star.

Tom Rob Smith penned the script and Murphy directs the premiere episode. The series is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions.

Versace was initially scheduled to air after the Katrina installment of the limited series, which tells the story of America’s response to the devastating 2005 storm, but Versace was much farther along in production and Katrina was pushed to early 2018.

FX’s first ACS installment The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story received 22 Emmy nominations and won nine Emmys among a slew of awards.

Martin to Star in Ryan Murphy’s FX Limited Series “Versace: American Crime Story”

Ricky Martin is bracing for a life of American Crime

The 45-year-old Puerto Rican singer/actor has been cast in Versace: American Crime Story, the third installment in the FX limited series from Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.

Ricky Martin

Martin, who starred on ABC’s General Hospital back in 1994-1995, will co-star opposite Édgar Rarmirez, Penélope Cruz and Darren Criss.

The 10-episode Versace examines the shocking July 1997 assassination of Gianni Versace (Ramirez) on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion by sociopath and serial killer Andrew Cunanan (Criss).

Martin will play Versace’s longtime partner Antonio D’Amico; Cruz plays Versace’s sister Donatella.

This is a reunion for Martin and Murphy, who first cast the Latin music superstar in an episode of his Fox series Glee.

Versace, from Fox 21 and FX Productions, is based on the book Vulgar Favors by Vanity Fair writer Maureen Orth.

Tom Rob Smith is writing the first two and multiple subsequent episodes, and Murphy, who received an Emmy nomination for directing the opening episode of The People v. O.J. Simpsonwill direct the first hour.

Versace will begin production later this month in Los Angeles and Miami for a 2018 premiere. It will follow the second installment in the franchise, Katrina: American Crime Story.

American Crime Storys core producing team — Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, all Emmy winners for People v O.J. Simpson as Best Limited Series — executive produce Versace alongside Smith.

Martin has sold more than 70 million albums and has done runs on Broadway in Evita and Les Miserables. The “Livin’ la Vida Loca” singer’s most recent 10th studio album, 2015’s A Quien Quiera Escuchar, won Best Latin Pop Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

A dedicated global advocate for tolerance via his Ricky Martin Foundation, Martin can be seen in Las Vegas at his residency at Monte Carlo Resort and Casino.

Cruz to Portray Donatella Versace in Ryan Murphy’s “Versace: American Crime Story”

Penélope Cruz will be making her U.S. television debut in style…

The 42-year-old Spanish actress will star as Donatella Versace, the sister of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace, in Versace: American Crime Story, the third installment in the Emmy-winning anthology series from Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.

Penelope Cruz

Donatella is a central character in Versace, with the role attracting A-list actresses looking to work with Murphy.

Cruz will star opposite Edgar Ramirez and Darren Criss in the 10-episode limited series, which examines the shocking July 1997 assassination of Gianni (Ramirez) on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion by sociopath and serial killer Andrew Cunanan (Criss).

Versace, from Fox 21 and FX Productions., is based on the book Vulgar Favors by Vanity Fair writer Maureen Orth. Tom Rob Smith is writing the first two and multiple subsequent episodes, and Murphy, who received an Emmy nomination for directing the opening episode of The People v. O.J. Simpsonwill direct the first hour.

Versace will begin production in April in Los Angeles and Miami for a 2018 premiere. It will follow the second installment in the franchise, Katrina: American Crime Story.

This marks the U.S. television debut for Cruz, who won an Oscar in 2009 for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. In 2016, she finished production on Escobar and Murder on the Orient Express.

Summit Entertainment’s Rapace-Starrer “Child 44” Opening in April 2015

Noomi Rapace will be returning to theaters in April…

Summit Entertainment hasset an April 17, 2015 release date for Child 44, starring the 34-year-old half-Spanish actress and English actor Tom Hardy.

Noomi Rapace in Child 44

Directed by half-Chilean filmmaker Daniel Espinosa, the film centers on Leo Demidov (Hardy), a Russian secret police officer in 1950s Stalinist Russia who is framed for treason and sent to a remote outpost, where he uncovers a series of mysterious murders tied to a government conspiracy.

In addition to Rapace, who portrays Raisa Demidov, and Hardy, the film also stars Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke and Vincent Cassel.

The script is adapted by Richard Price from the novel by Tom Rob Smith.

Espinosa to Direct Tom Hardy in “Child 44”

He’s directed Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds… And, now Daniel Espinosa could be working with English actor Tom Hardy.

Daniel Espinosa

The 35-year-old half-Chilean, half-Swedish filmmaker, who helmed the action thriller Safe House, will be directing the film adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s novel Child 44. And, Hardy is in negations with Espinosa and the film’s producers to star in the film.

Hardy will reportedly star in Child 44 after completing shooting on Animal Rescue with another Swede with Latin roots, Noomi Rapace. He’ll shoot Animal Rescue in March, and then move on to work on Espinosa’s film.

Child 44

Child 44 takes place in Stalin’s Soviet Union, and Hardy will portray a security officer and war hero who believes in the Soviet system and the law. That’s until he uncovers the existence of a mass murderer, and he’s thwarted by the same system he’s sworn to serve because they have no interest in acknowledging that murders are taking place in a country perpetuating the myth of a crime-free utopia. The book is part of a trilogy.

Espinosa May Direct the Film Adaptation of the Novel “Child 44”

Following his success behind the camera on Denzel Washington’s Safe House, Daniel Espinosa may soon be helming his next big Hollywood film project…

Summit/Lionsgate is reportedly in early talks with the 35-year-old Swedish filmmaker/screenwriter of Chilean origin to direct an adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s novel Child 44.

Daniel Espinosa

The novel, which has been adapted for the big screen by Richard Price, centers on the central figure of Leo Demidov, a disgraced lawman in Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union, who is assigned to investigate a series of gruesome child murders.

The book is based on the Rostov Ripper, the Ukrainian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, who was executed for 52 murders and was enabled by the institutional denial that existed in Soviet political culture at the time.

Child 44Espinosa, who had his breakthrough moment with Snabba Cash, made his Hollywood debut on Safe House, and has been in high demand since.

He’s also reportedly contemplating an adaptation of James Frey’s addiction and recovery story A Million Little Pieces. The book on the first track for a film adaptation until Frey admitted he embellished his story.