Jamie Lee Curtis’ secret to not laughing in ‘Scream Queens’

Murphy, also a creator of Glee, said he found it interesting that he and fellow executive producers Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk received more network questions about language and sexuality than for violence in Queens (Sept. 22), a comedy-horror mix.

Although Ryan Murphy’s new creation won’t be premiering until September, someone got their hands on the video featuring the “One Last Time” singer. Cast members include Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Keke Palmer, Abigail Breslin, Ariana Grande and Nick Jonas.

Two of Ryan Murphy’s favorite genres – horror and comedy – collide in his newest series, Scream Queens.

On the show, Curtis plays Dean Munsch, a no-nonsense college authority who locks horns with the campus sorority royal Chanel Oberlin, played by Emma Roberts.

Emma’s my girl. I think Emma is honestly one of the greatest actresses out there right now. Coming into this show, did you feel like a different kind of actress and person? “I started off doing a show about young people in the late ’90s and I do think … because I have children of my own now, I went from feeling like a peer to a paternal figure”. And the cutting dialogue it gives his characters the chance to say and do anything as long as they’re consistent with their “screwed-up moral code”.

When asked the difference between Scream Queens and his American Horror Story franchise, Murphy points to Scream Queens’ satirical and cartoonish quality vs. AHS’s darker, more sexualized tone.

Murphy says that he doesn’t get a lot of pushback from the Fox standards and practices department in regards to Scream Queens’ violent content. “It’s the language of these girls and their empowering sense of sexuality” where Murphy faces the most hurdles during production.

“The show fillets the behaviors of human beings, It shows that people are inherently dark and unhappy”, said Curtis. “Everyone here is wearing a mask, and this show peels off those masks each week and it’s brilliant”. “I had to do this hilarious scene with her the other day and we were just cracking up”. “No, but I should have”, she told me. She attempts to rescue herself, but receives a hard blow in the head this time.

‘They actually have a bank of interpretations where you can then go back and thread the whole show together and would actually knit the killer’s vest, with each character.’. To further perpetuate the mystery among the cast, the actresses sometimes did alternate takes in which they acted as if they were the killer. “Plus, the show is a good ol” fashioned whodunnit; not even the actors know what’s going to happen or whether their characters will survive.