Adam Lambert to Play Eddie in Rocky Horror Reboot
More casting news has come in for the upcoming new version of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” as Deadline is reporting that “American Idol’s” Adam Lambert will be playing the role of Eddie, the rock-n-roll loving ex-delivery boy, who emerges at Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s on a motorcycle and crashes the party. The role was played by Meat Loaf in the original.
In the small screen reimagining for Fox, sweethearts Janet Weiss (Victoria Justice) and Brad Majors (Ryan McCartan) stumble upon the bizarre abode of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Laverne Cox), a sexually ambiguous, flirtatious mad scientist. He is holding an annual Transylvanian science convention to showcase the birth of “Rocky Horror” – a fit, attractive man (Staz Nair) created solely to fulfill Frank’s desires. “Penny Dreadful’s” Reeve Carney will play Riff Raff, one of Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s loyal servants.
“I grew up watching Rocky Horror but could never imagine that I would be part of this new vision,” said Lambert. “Rocky Horror always made me feel like it was okay to celebrate my weirdness. Hallelujah, bless my soul! I love that old time rock-n-roll!”
Lou Adler, Gail Berman, and Kenny Ortega are executive producing.
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