EXCLUSIVE: Travis Kelce‘s foray into Hollywood continues along with his first main appearing job: a job in Ryan Murphy‘s high-profile new FX horror collection Grotesquerie. In response to sources, the NFL star — and international celeb as a result of his relationship with Taylor Swift — has been solid reverse Niecy Nash-Betts, Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville within the upcoming collection, which has simply began manufacturing. Reps for FX, Murphy and producing studio twentieth Tv declined remark.
As is the case with all Murphy tasks, particulars about Grotesquerie are scarce, with no solid members past Nash-Betts, Vance and Manville confirmed for the drama, slated for a fall premiere.
The collection debut is anticipated to coincide with the subsequent soccer season, which can see Kelce return to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs coming off the tight finish and crew’s third Tremendous Bowl win in 5 years.
Grotesquerie is a follow-up to Kelce’s appearing debut as host of Saturday Evening Stay in March 2023. He additionally made a cameo alongside Swift on the NBC late-night sketch comedy collection this previous fall.
Travis Kelce on ‘SNL’
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Along with his identify gaining international recognition through his high-profile relationship with Swift, Kelce has been in demand. He has been open about his lofty Hollywood ambitions and has been branching out since signing with CAA final yr.
Having beforehand dipped his toes in unscripted TV along with his actuality courting collection Catching Kelce, which ran for one season in 2016, he lately signed on as host of Amazon’s Are You Smarter Than a Celeb? sport present.
Recognized for his New Heights podcast, which he co-hosts along with his brother and former NFL heart Jason Kelce, Travis Kelce additionally lately made his debut as an govt producer on the indie movie My Useless Good friend Zoe, which premiered at SXSW. He’s set to supply an upcoming documentary on artist Jean-Michel Basquiat titled King Pleasure.
Murphy is thought for serving to expertise cross over to appearing. A number of years in the past, he gave Woman Gaga her first main position on American Horror Story: Resort. She went on to star in A Star Is Born, incomes an Oscar appearing nomination for her efficiency.
He went on to do the identical with Kim Kardashian on AHS: Delicate. She additionally obtained excessive marks for her efficiency, resulting in the fact star headlining her personal authorized drama collection for Hulu, additionally from Murphy.
Like Kelce, Gaga and Kardashian additionally had hosted SNL earlier than getting a shot by Murphy.
Grotesquerie, which Murphy is doing with frequent collaborators Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken, launched an all-text teaser in February. It included audio of Nash-Betts character, during which she says, “I don’t know when it began, I can’t put my finger on it, nevertheless it’s totally different now. There’s been a shift, like one thing’s opening up on the planet — a sort of gap that descends right into a nothingness.”
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