Glee veteran Darren Criss is reportedly in negotiations to star in "American Horror Story: Hotel."
The 28-year-old actor who just finished Hedwig and the Angry Inch in Broadway is set to play a hipster. According to E Online, he will play Justin, a hipster who goes to the hotel on Halloween along with his hipster girlfriend to avoid annoying trick-or-treaters. But after asking for too much room service demands, the head of the hotel, played by Kathy Bates, somehow will give the couple a "Halloween trick they will never forget."
Well, isn't that interesting?
If confirmed, Criss will be joining a star-studded cast of "American Horror Story: Hotel": Kathy Bates (Iris) Sarah Paulson (Hypodermic Sally), Matt Bomer (Donovan), Angela Bassett, Wes Bentley, Lady Gaga, Evan Peters (Mr. March), Finn Wittrock, Naomi Campbell, Cheyenne Jackson, Denis O'Hare, and Lily Rabe. Lady Gaga will be in the horror series as well and her character is reportedly into fashion.
Now, with Jessica Lange's departure from AHS, creator Ryan Murphy revealed that Hotel is going to focus more on the men characters.
"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. She was always the lead character. This year, it's a true ensemble and I think we have more male parts and more male stories. The Wes Bentley part is really big, the Matt Bomer part is really big; Evan Peters and Finn Wittrock are really big. That's not to say that the women aren't either; I mean Kathy Bates and Gaga and Paulson's part and Angela Bassett's part are great. But I guess it's a different tone this year than we've had." Murphy said.
"American Horror Story: Hotel" will premier this Oct. on FX.
