Joan Crawford Vs. Bette Davis in New Ryan Murphy Anthology Series FEUD
Ryan Murphy, the creator of anthology series such as American Horror Story and American Crime Story, has created a third anthology series he’s producing alongside Brad Pitt called Feud, which sounds absolutely fascinating.
The series will explore the stories of famous feuds between people. The first season will focus on the legendary rivalry between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. Jessica Lange will be taking on the role of Crawford, and Susan Sarandon will play Davis. That’s perfect casting!
It will tell the story of how Crawford and Davis came together in 1962 “to collaborate on a picture each hoped would revive their careers. The result, the critically acclaimed and box office smash What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? ultimately received five Academy Awards nominations and became a cult classic. But for its leads, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, the real horror was working together.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is such an incredible a creepy-ass film. If you have not seen it you need to check it out when you get a chance. I’m not really familiar with any of the behind-the-scenes stories of the film, but if they are dedicating an 8-episode season to it, there’s sure to be some good stuff! You can read about the feud here if you don’t want to wait for the TV show.
The series also stars Alfred Molina, who will play the film’s director Robert Aldrich. Stanley Tucci will portray studio titan Jack Warner, Judy Davis will play a gossip columnist named Hedda Hopper, and Dominic Burgess will be Crawford and Davis’ co-star Victor Buono.
FX Networks CEO John Landgraf had this to say in a statement:
“Feud adds a third and equally ambitious franchise to Ryan’s unprecedented slate of FX anthological limited series and marks our third such collaboration with studio partner 20th Century Fox Television/Fox 21. The series will offer a seductive, insightful look at what lies behind legendary personality conflicts.”
This is such a great concept for a series and I can’t wait to see the outcome of it. Murphy will direct several episodes and production on this first installment is scheduled to begin this fall for a 2017 premiere.
Source: Deadline