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Watch Laverne Cox in action in ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ remake (VIDEO)
Malay Mail

LOS ANGELES, May 18 — Here’s your first look at the eagerly-anticipated reboot of 1975 cult musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Fox has released a teaser trailer of the remake starring Laverne Cox as the iconic mad scientist and “sweet transvestite” Dr Frank-N-Furter.

A re-imagining of the original movie, the it follows the journey of sweethearts Janet Weiss (Victoria Justice) and Brad Majors (Ryan McCartan) who stumble upon the bizarre abode of Dr Frank-N-Furter when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere.  

Keen to welcome them in, Dr Frank-N-Furter invites them to the annual Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of Rocky Horror: A fit, attractive man (Staz Nair) created solely to fulfill Frank’s desires.

The rest of the cast includes Adam Lambert (Eddie), Reeve Carney (Riff Raff), Annaleigh Ashford (Columbia), Christina Milian (Magenta), Ivy Levan (Usherette), Ben Vereen (Dr. Everett Scott) and Tim Curry as the show’s Criminologist Narrator.

The remake is set to premiere this Halloween.


Check out the first teaser for Fox’s TV remake of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’.

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