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The stars of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans looked classically stunning in their latest photoshoot together as they revealed if they would trade places with the women they portrayed in the project.
Naomi Watts, Chloë Sevigny, Diane Lane, Calista Flockhart and Molly Ringwald appeared on the cover of the latest edition of The Wrap magazine as they appeared at an event in LA together on Wednesday.
The latest project from Ryan Murphy, told the real life story of iconic writer Truman Capote, who surrounded himself with a group of New York City socialites he dubbed, ‘The Swans.’
The Swans included Barbara ‘Babe’ Paley (Naomi Watts), Slim Keith (Diane Lane), C.Z. Guest (Chloë Sevigny), Lee Radziwill (Calista Flockhart), Anne Woodward (Demi Moore) and Joanne Carson (Molly Ringwald).
However, after Truman goes on to write, ‘a thinly veiled fictionalization of their lives, exposing their most intimate secrets,’ the women ruthlessly jettison him out of their high-flying circles.
The stars of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans – pictured left to right: Calista Flockhart, Chloë Sevigny, Naomi Watts, Molly Ringwald, and Diane Lane – looked classically stunning as they appeared on the cover of the latest edition of The Wrap magazine
The actresses were asked if they would choose the life of a Swan in the feature for The Wrap.
Ringwald, 56, – who played Joanne Carson – quickly responded: ‘Not me. Absolutely not.’
The Pretty In Pink star did add that even if she did not taken any of the Swans lives over her own she would have enjoyed their wardrobe.
Diane, 59, – who played Slim Keith -gave a bit of a more nuanced answer as she said: ‘I don’t think that Slim felt she was a victim in any sense of the word.
‘And I don’t think that really any of these women did. But there is a sense of being trapped by your good fortune. In a sense, we’re asked to experience the cracks in the facade or the burden of the loss or the uncomfortableness of the fact that you are replaceable, because you are a wife and you know how that can happen.’
Diane went on to say that every generation of women helps raise the bar even higher than the previous one.
She explained: ‘I think generationally, we’re improving with each mother and their daughter. It gets better for each of our daughters.
‘You look back and you see all this glamour, and then you realize how much effort it takes and the sacrifices that were made. So there are choices there. And today, I don’t think we’re asked to make those extreme choices.’
The Swans included Barbara ‘Babe’ Paley ( Naomi Watts ), Slim Keith (Diane Lane), C.Z. Guest (Chloë Sevigny), Lee Radziwill ( Calista Flockhart ), Anne Woodward ( Demi Moore ) and Joanne Carson ( Molly Ringwald )
The latest project from Ryan Murphy, told the real life story of iconic writer Truman Capote – played by Tom Hollander (pictured) – who surrounded himself with a group of New York City socialites he dubbed ‘The Swans’
As Naomi portrayed Babe Paley – who was American magazine editor and socialite married to businessman and head of CBS William S. Paley – she talked about her character’s poise despite her husband’s philandering.
The 55-year-old Aussie actress explained: ‘Yeah, there’s a poise and dignity and grace. The thing I kept reading wherever I went was she would never say a wrong word. Perfect hair, never out of place. Everything was with intention. Huge thought goes into that way of living, just being the perfect wife.
‘And it was ingrained into her as a child: “You must land a really powerful husband.” And so that became her purpose, to be a brilliant, successful wife. And along the way, that meant enduring some infidelities.’
Naomi then opened up about Babe’s relationship with Truman and how it affected her character.
She said: ‘With Truman, she really leaned into his comfort as this friend who was completely unthreatening. There was no limit to their friendship, because there was no sexual tension, no sibling rivalry, no familial stuff.
‘And she gave herself to this support that he was offering. She wasn’t going to allow any emotion to surface but it was right there. There were cracks. That was obviously her internal battle.’
Regardless of the star power on screen, the series received mixed reviews from critics.
Naomi portrayed Babe Paley who was American magazine editor and socialite married to businessman and head of CBS William S. Paley
Chloe Sevigny plays C.Z. Guest
Molly Ringwald plays Joanne Carson (wife of Johnny Carson)
Calista Flockhart plays Lee Radziwill
Diane Lane as Slim Keith in FX’s Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans
The story lends itself to much drama and cattiness, with several critics praising the show as ‘super stylish, intelligent and luxuriously made’.
However, others blasted the series as a ‘dud’, criticizing its garbled non-linear timeline and lack of momentum over the stretched out eight episodes, saying it ‘notably lacking in fun.’
Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans is the second installment of the Feud series, following 2017’s Bette and Joan, starring Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis and Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford.
This season is based on Lawrence Leamer’s 2021 book Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era.
