Ahead of its debut this fall on Fox, The Rocky Horror Picture Show two-hour reboot is teased in the first photos unveiled by EW, giving fans their first look at the new Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Brad Majors, Janet Weiss, Riff Raff, and more.
Directed by Kenny Ortega (Hocus Pocus) and based on the ultimate midnight movie that is 1975's The Rocky Horror Picture Show (in turn based on The Rocky Horror Show stage musical), Fox's two-hour reimagining stars "Laverne Cox (Dr. Frank-N-Furter, “Orange is the New Black”), Victoria Justice (Janet, “Victorious”), Ryan McCartan (Brad, “Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers: the Musical”), Adam Lambert (Eddie, “Glee”), Reeve Carney (Riff Raff, “Penny Dreadful,” “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark”) and Staz Nair (Rocky, “Game of Thrones”)."
Fans of the original film should be happy to hear that Tim Curry, whose iconic turn as Dr. Frank-N-Furter helped cement the film's immortal status, will play the role of Criminologist Narrator in the reboot.
Below, we have the first five photos (via EW) from Fox's The Rocky Horror Picture Show, as well as its official synopsis. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more details.
"THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW follows sweethearts Janet (Justice) and Brad (McCartan), who stumble upon Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s (Cox) bizarre abode. Frank-N-Furter, a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious alien mad-scientist – with the help of his faithful servants Riff Raff (Carney) and Magenta – is holding an annual, Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of “Rocky Horror” (Nair) – a fit, attractive man created solely to fulfill Frank’s desires.
Executive-produced by Lou Adler (Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee), Gail Berman (TV, film and Broadway producer) and Kenny Ortega (“High School Musical” franchise, “This Is It,” “Descendants,” “Hocus Pocus,” “Newsies”), THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW is a reimagining of the cult classic, which is celebrating 40 years of theatrical distribution – longer than any other film in history. One of the most popular films of all time, it still plays in movie theaters around the world."
Photos from EW via Steve Wilkie and John Medland / Fox:
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