Superstar John Travolta is all excited and geared up as he prepares himself for "American Crime Story." The upcoming series will revisit the infamous 1995 murder trial of O.J. Simpson.
"I'm watching a lot of video of Shapiro to get his behaviour down, his style of being a lawyer, his cadence of speech, his look," said the actor who will be playing the role of Robert Shapiro, legal member of Simpson's team during the trial. "I have that down pretty well."
The 61-year-old star was speaking during an interview with MTV news ahead of the release of his new movie, "The Forger." The actor has admittedly started his research for his character and is trying to inculcate Shapiro's mannerism and way of talking for the best effect.
The upcoming 10-episode crime series will cover the infamous O.J. Simson murder case, where in the retired the American football player was charged with the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
The infamous jury trial became one of the most talked about crime stories of American history with almost 100 million people stoppping their daily work to check out the verdict announcement given on Oct 3, 1995. The jury acquitted the NFL star, who was later found liable for the wrongful death and was told to cough out $33.5 million in damages to victims' families.
Robert Kardashian, reality TV star Kim Kardashian's father, was also the part of Simpson's defense counsel. In fact, following the murder, Simpson was said to have gone into hiding and stayed in Kardashian's house for few days before getting arrested after the infamous car chase pursuit which was telecasted live on TV.
However, the upcoming series of "American Crime Story" is going to spare the high speed drama and will focus more on legal aspects. Travolta has also claimed that the show showcase the "aspects that you would never have been privy to."
According to Zee News, David Schwimmer will play the role of Kardashian while Cuba Gooding Jr will take on the role of Simpson.