Justice and McCartan will star as Janet Weiss and Brad Majors, the roles made famous by Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick in the 1975 film.
- January 5, 2016
AceShowbiz -
Victoria Justice and Ryan McCartan have joined the cast of FOX's "The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event", joining the previously-announced star Laverne Cox. Justice and McCartan will star as lost lovers Janet Weiss and Brad Majors, the roles made famous by Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick in the 1975 film.
The trio are joined in the cast by the likes of Reeve Carney and Staz Nair. Reeve will portray Riff Raff, while Nair will star as the title character.
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" follows the newlywed couple who stumbles upon the creepy mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Cox). He is holding an annual Transylvanian science convention to introduce Rocky Horror, an attractive man (Nair) created solely to fulfill Frank's desires.
"Rocky Horror" will start shooting this winter. Based on the cult classic, the two-hour event will launch in fall on FOX.
Justice will next be seen in the upcoming high school comedy "The Outskirts". McCartan is known for his performance on Disney Channel's "Liv and Maddie". Carney recently appeared in the second season of "Penny Dreadful". As for Nair, he is a newcomer who has booked a role in the sixth season of "Game of Thrones".
