Lena Dunham is set to play Valerie Solanas, the woman who attempted to assassinate Andy Warhol on the high-rated horror anthology series.
- Aug 26, 2017
AceShowbiz - Ryan Murphy confirms Lena Dunham's character on "American Horror Story: Cult". The "Girls" star is set to play Valerie Solanas, the woman who attempted to assassinate Andy Warhol on the high-rated horror anthology series.
Evan Peters, meanwhile, will be portraying various cult leaders who people began to follow in disenfranchised times: a local Michigan suburban leader, Charles Manson, David Koresh, Jim Jones and Warhol.
During a Fox lot Q&A for Season 7 with FX CEO John Landgraf, Ryan shares, "We examine how these people rise to power - they're idiots." According to the "AHS" showrunner, Lena's character will appear in episode 7, "Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag", in flashbacks.
"It's about female rage and that's in the country now," Ryan explains, "Solanas wrote the Scum Manifesto. She told all women to kill men, and it was their only way to rise to power," said the AHS co-creator."
The opening of "AHS" season 7 will center around Hillary Clinton winning, but the same principles and themes the season would have still prevailed given American's division.
Ryan says, "Everyone is still at each other's throats. [Sidney Lumet's 'Network'] captured how everyone was losing their s**t at the time and no matter if you're Democrat or Republican, everyone is still losing their s**t. It's not about Trump and Clinton (this season). It's about somebody who put their finger up to the wind and rose up in power and used people's vulnerabilities, and they feel the world is on fire."
When asked about his response if Trump tweeted against "AHS" given its socio-political underpinnings, Ryan replies, "I would hope that he has more important things to do. He's obsessed about the entertainment industry. The only thing I can do is be in charge of my side of the street. The work stands for itself."
