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Let's do the Time Warp again: Rocky Horror set for remake

14.08.2008 20:01 Arts - Source: cbc.ca

Tim Curry, as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, reclines in a chair surrounded by, left to right, Nell Campbell, Patricia Quinn and Richard O'Brien in 1975's The Rocky Horror Picture Show. (20th Century Fox/Getty Images)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a cult comedy favourite for more than three decades, is set for a remake.

British firm Sky Movies is teaming up with U.S. entertainment giant MTV for a two-hour film, for which members of the original creative team will return.

Sky announced that Richard O'Brien, who wrote the stage production, co-wrote the screenplay and directed the first film, would return as a producer for the remake.

Lou Adler, who served as executive producer of the 1975 movie, will be back in the same role for the upcoming project.

"The Rocky Horror phenomenon has a life of its own that has reincarnated itself in numerous ways since its birth," Adler said.

"Our hope has always been that each new endeavour and rebirth will expose the Rocky Horror experience to new audiences and expand the fan base."

However, later on Wednesday, O'Brien told the BBC he was not involved "in any way" in the new project and that the first he had heard of the project was through news headlines.

"I have no view on whether it should be remade but it doesn't have my blessing," he told BBC.

No announcements for the director or any cast members have been confirmed.

First making its debut as a London stage show before being adapted for film in 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show follows a young American couple who accidentally stumble into the odd world of a transvestite named Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

The 1975 musical classic, which starred Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and singer Meatloaf, developed a massive and enduring cult following after fans began showing up to midnight screenings in costume and to sing along to the film's musical numbers, including the popular tune Time Warp.

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