Laverne Cox to Star in Fox's Rocky Horror Picture Show Reboot as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

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http://www.vulture.com/2015/10/laverne-cox-to-star-in-foxs-rocky-horror-reboot.html#

Deadline reports that a reboot of The Rocky Horror Picture Show will air on Fox in fall 2016, celebrating the film's 40th anniversary. Laverne Cox is set to star as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the role portrayed by Tim Curry in the film. Coming off the heels of the original film's cast reuniting, this is fantastic news for Rocky Horror fans who want Fox to make amends for "The Rocky Horror Glee Show."

Cox tweeted that she's excited to be a part of "Rocky Horror legacy," and who wouldn't be?

I'm down.

[CBGLuthier]

1. No thanks. I find the original still quite serviceable.

No flaws in the original. No reason to remake it.

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2. Fox casting a transwoman of color in a lead role is a good thing

Plus, I'm always down with reboots provided enough time has passed, personally.

[CBGLuthier]

3. So if they were to cast her in a remake of Citizen Kane or Casablanca that would be OK

all in the name of equality and time has passed? Bear in mind this will be on TV so it will be neutered. No casual bits of nudity and no line about a mind fuck.

Oh well, not really concerned about it. Just won't watch it. I predict it will suck though.

I actually saw the original in a theater before the audience participation began. It is a reasonably well made movie with a great cast and good songs.


I will admit that if Richard O'Brien still owned it and could make a buck I might be OK with it but another bunch of bucks in Lou Adler's fat pockets does not make me happy. He is the type of asshole that gives Hollywood a bad name.

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5. Are Kane or Casablanca a fraction as important to the trans community as RHPS?

But, to answer: yes, that would be great. I would love to see more roles played outside of the gender and race "norms". Also I don't usually sit back and criticize creative teams until the present a production that is objectively bad (which, of course, happens).

[CBGLuthier]

6. I go back and forth on the validity of remakes.

Very few of them turn out well. I just view most of them as obvious attempts to make a buck off a built in audience.

With maybe the exception of Cloony's version of Fail Safe I have never seen a TV version of a movie that was worth much of anything.

I have no issues at all with the casting I just don't see the need to remake a perfectly good movie.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Awesome! Love her!

I still haven't seen the one from the BBC America yet; still sitting on the DVR.

[Iggo]

7. No. Gracias. No.

[NewJeffCT]

8. Good for her, but the original was unique and special

great cast and just so unusual that it worked for years as a cult classic in local movie theaters. They could get a great cast, but it will be hard to recapture the magic of the original.