The iconic producer and creator, uh, apparently forgot to hand an important memo to his star-lead Billy Porter: You’re the lead dude. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Porter, didn’t realize such until after a meeting (and the third episode of the hit FX show Pose).
Murphy apparently made the comments at a GQ Live Panel over the weekend, where, he spoke candidly about his newly Golden Globe minted television series.
Porter] came to me and he said, ‘I have to ask you a question.’ And I said, ‘What?’ And he goes, ‘Am I the male lead energy of the show?’ I said, ‘You are.’ He said, ‘You’re kidding. I’m supporting right?’ I’m like, ‘No you are the male lead of the show,'” Murphy said. “Billy is of our generation and has never had the opportunity. And I really related to that.”
Murphy, whose credits include breakout hits and awards favorites including Glee and anthology American Crime Story, noted he has always been interested in writing stories that take a “marginalized” character who, in another era, would have been “the gay best friend or plucky trans character, a sidekick, and saying to them, ‘The show’s about you.'”
Meanwhile, Murphy, is set to begin production of his hotly anticipated 18 episode 2-season Netflix show in the coming weeks. The apparent anthology series will follow the story of Nurse Ratched from the iconic film One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.