Victoria Justice to Star in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Remake
There seems to be a lot of remakes these past few years, which means that it's about time they're going to take on a classic horror musical.
ComingSoon.net reported that "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is set to shoot this winter, and air in the fall of 2015 on Fox. Production has already cast the lead roles of Brad Majors and Janet Weiss to Ryan McCartan (Heathers the Musical) and Victoria Justice (Victorious). Reeve Carney (Penny Dreadful) also stars as one of Dr. Frank-N-Furter's loyal servants, Riff Raff.
The story of the "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" centers around sweethears Janet and Brad, who stumble upon the bizarre abode of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (to be played by Laverne Cox). The doctor, a sexually ambiguous alien mad-scientist, is holding an annual Transylvaian science convention to showcase the birth of "Rocky Horror" (Staz Nair), a man created to fulfill his desires. The couple is then seduced by the scientists separately, eventually released by the servants who have taken control.
For those who are unfamiliar with Rocky Horror, Teen Vogue noted that there will be a lot of singing, dancing, and even more skin. It may just be the film to propel Justice to stardom. The original cast members include Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick.
"Rocky Horror" will be executive produced by Grammy Award winner Lou Adler, Broadway Producer Gail Berman and High School Musical famer Kenny Ortega.
The two-hour event is said to be a reimagining of the cult classic, which is now celebrating 40 years of theatrical distribution, also noted to be longer than any other film in history. In fact, up do this day, it is still being done as a midnight movie.
Since its original release, the show has inspired many stage productions and has inspired audience members to come in costume and participate.
A reboot of "Rocky Horror" has been in the works for awhile now. According to Deadline, Berman, who has background as a producer on Broadway, met Lou Adler in 2004, and they started mulling over a reimagined version of the cult classic. However, it wasn't until 2014, when they partnered with Fox, to finally begin development.
"Rocky Horror" has always been a cult classic. It has been referenced in pop culture, like Fox's "Glee" and in the 2013 film, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." However, do you think it's high time for the show to get a revamp or is it better to keep it on-stage for minor productions and school performances?