What is this fascination that studios have with remakes. You can't remake Rocky Horror, there is a reason why it's a cult film.
Cult musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show is to be remade 33 years after it was first released, it has been announced.
The film, which will be co-financed by Sky Movies in the UK and MTV in the US, is to be co-produced by Rocky Horror creator Richard O'Brien.
The original 1975 film, starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Meat Loaf, has become a kitsch classic.
The cast and director of the new version are yet to be announced.
The plot revolves around young American couple Brad and Janet who accidentally stumble into a strange world of alien transvestites and overt sexuality.
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Lou Adler, executive producer on the original film, will return in the same role.
"The Rocky Horror phenomenon has a life of its own that has reincarnated itself in numerous ways since its birth," he 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."
He said the original film would continue to be enjoyed "by new fans and old alike".
Jim Sharman, who co-wrote the original screenplay and directed the film, said: "The original has some qualities that can't be reproduced but a remake could have its own very different strengths and qualities."
The new film will have its UK premiere on the Sky Movies channel.
It was adapted for cinema as The Rocky Horror Picture Show two years later and has generated an enthusiastic and dedicated following.
Audiences to both the stage and screen versions are encouraged to dress up like the show's characters.
