O’Brien Flushes Rocky Horror Rumors

When the news hit that the world would be receiving a remake of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the response was a bit mixed to say the least. Considering that the film is being ushered into remake by the likes of MTV, Fox TV, and Sky Movies, it was easy to see why some were skeptical about it. But one major factor seemed to keep fans hopeful that this redoing wouldn’t completely ruin what they had grown to love: Richard O’Brien (writer, lyricist, and co-star as Riff Raff) would be involved.

Unfortunately, that information couldn’t be further from the truth.

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MTV To Remake The Rocky Horror Picture Show

For over 30 years, the cult classic that is “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” has been relived countless times on midnight screenings by those oh so crazed fans. With the popularity so high, it’s a wonder why someone hasn’t stepped in to capitalize on this yet. Apparently MTV feels the same way.

The news/rumor so far is that MTV plans to remake The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The remake will use the original screen play, but as of yet, no casting decisions have been made. Lou Adler, executive producer of the original movie will be heading up this remake as well.

With such a huge following, the goal here is to bring more into this cult classic while not offending the existing fans. Can MTV do it? We’ll have to see as more is revealed about the casting choices.