The Rocky Horror Picture Show Let s Do the Timewarp Again Victoria Justice
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THE ROCKY HORROR Motion picture: LET'S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN: 50-R: Annaleigh Ashford, Ivy Levan, Tim Back-scratch, Reeve Carney, Christina Milian, Laverne Cox, Staz Nair, Victoria Justice, Ryan McCartan, Adam Lambert and Ben Vereen in THE ROCKY HORROR Pic SHOW: LET'Due south DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN premiering Thursday, Oct. 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2016 Pull a fast one on Broadcasting Co. Cr:
As ane of the iconic Rocky Horror Picture Evidence tunes says, "There's a light over at the Frankenstein identify." On a recent set visit, at that place are tons of them, of every shade and size, hanging from the beams of a cavernous Toronto soundstage. It takes a lot to light a nighttime, stormy castle, a medical lab and—as one of the even more pop numbers goes—a sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania.
It also takes a lot of guts to pull off what this reimagining is attempting: a filmed try (unlike recent primetime live hits like Grease: Alive) that honors the original film's destructive vibe while thrilling newbies and satisfying the demands of midnight-movie diehards.
Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn, Tim Back-scratch and O'Brien in the 1975 film
"When we started developing Rocky Horror, the very start idea was to celebrate the fans," says director and choreographer Kenny Ortega (Descendants), heartily aware of the devotion audiences possess for the 1975 classic. "That was most of import." Tim Back-scratch starred as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the sexually fluid mad scientist who corrupts virginal betrotheds Brad Majors and Janet Weiss (Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon) after they crash the coming-out party for his titular, muscle-bound, Charles Atlas–inspired "creature of the night."
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The low-budget oddity, based on composer Richard O'Brien's stage show, fast became the grande dame of cult films. And every bit a gender-bending homage to B-movies of the 1950s, information technology's as much adored for inviting audience participation (cleverly injected into the framework of the update) as information technology is for Curry and Co., which posed withal another challenge to Ortega and fellow exec producers Lou Adler (producer of the original) and Gail Berman (the woman who brought Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Tv): finding actors who could put their own toucha-toucha-touch these roles. "We wanted a cast that didn't fill anyone else's shoes but just wore their ain proudly," says Ortega.
Orangish Is the New Black's Laverne Cox has slipped into the fishnets and heels of Frank-N-Furter for a glam-goddess turn brimming with the burn of someone ensconced in their dream role. "I never thought I would become to play it," confesses the Rocky devotee during a break on a snowy April night. "A black woman and a trans woman? Never!" But now Cox and her four-octave range are feeling the heat. "Millions of people will see it," she says. "I want to do a good task, non but for me, only for the fans."
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While Cox is the dazzling epicenter of this technicolor mashup—equal parts rock concert, costume party and fever-dream Pride parade—the ensemble around her adds an impressive spin on what'southward come earlier. "In that location'southward been a petty bit of updating, only we've stayed pretty true to the original," says Nickelodeon survivor Victoria Justice, who spends most of the picture show in her knickers as Janet forth with Disney kid Ryan McCartan's similarly unclad fiancé, Brad. "You can't sign on to Rocky Horror and not be ready to be in your underwear," Justice laughs. "I was like, 'Let's practice this! I'thousand ready to go!'" So was Curry. Despite a 2012 stroke that's put the player in a wheelchair, he gamely joined the project as the tale's droll Narrator.
Laverne Cox (eye) is playing a dream role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Christina Milian (left) and Annaleigh Ashford play Frank'due south proteges Magenta and Columbia.
To flesh out Frank's odd squad, the producers assembled American Idol breakout Adam Lambert as the doomed biker Eddie, popular star Christina Milian every bit a demented, domestic Magenta, and Broadway-to-Television receiver faves Annaleigh Ashford (Masters of Sex) and Reeve Carney (Penny Dreadful) as the wide-eyed groupie Columbia and put-upon servant Riff Raff, respectively.
Staz Nair plays the dim-witted hunk Rocky.
Staz Nair (Game of Thrones) signed on as the ripped Rocky, model turned chanteuse Ivy Levan assumes the usherette function cutting from the 1975 film and stage legend Ben Vereen rounds information technology out equally Dr. Scott, Brad and Janet's old science professor.
Weeks before shooting started in Toronto, the cast and dancers practiced various numbers in Los Angeles. "Nosotros would rehearse for iii or 4 days, and then nosotros'd go record for the anthology," McCartan recalls, calculation that the extra prep time allowed for "enough of nuanced differences" that modernize Rocky without diluting its eternal comprehend of all things weird and wonderful.
"I recall that'due south what Rocky Horror is almost," agrees Cox. "For 41 years, this has been a beacon of promise for anyone who'southward felt that they don't fit in; they can go somewhere to be who they are. Not just dream it, be it. That'southward what I promise for this production."
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