OK, Columbia should totally be played by Liam Kyle Sullivan
Janet could be played by Miss Piggy.
I can’t imagine this being done well. And even done well, I can’t imagine it adding anything new to the movie, unless they do something unusual like have an all black cast. Actually, an all Latino cast, sung en Español would be something I’d definitely watch. To be good at all it’d have to be at least as subversive as the original if not more. Maybe an outfit like Troma or John Waters, done for the IFC channel could do something interesting. But MTV? Seems bound to be watered down and pop-starified.
I saw the stage show too and loved it, but I don’t think a live stage adaption is a good analogy for a television remake.
Assuming they could sing, Johnny Depp could do FNF, he’s good at unusual roles and has done decent drag before. Jack Black at least physically could approximate Meatloaf. For Brad and Janet maybe Shia and …I don’t know but not Megan Fox again lol
I don’t think a straight up remake would work well, but maybe some sort of adaption. RHPS in high school. RHPS in space. Steampunk RHPS. etc lol.
Diversifying the cast could be interesting too.
Frank - Chiwetel Ejiofor
Brad - John Cho, Jimi Mistry, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Will Smith, Cirroc Lofton, Jay Hernandez, Rodrigo Santoro, Daniel Dae Kim, Gerrett Wang, Wentworth Miller, Darryl Stphens, Wilson Cruz, Alexis Cruz, Shalim Ortiz
Janet - Sandra Oh, America Ferrera
Rocky Horror - Taye Diggs, Shemar Moore, Jason Momoa, Mario Lopez, Keith Hamilton Cobb
Eddie - Kal Penn
Riff Raff - Mos Def, Joe Morton, Nestor Carbonell
Magenta - Gina Torres, Rachel Luttrell, Rosario Dawson
Columbia - J Lo, lucy Liu, Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard
Dr Scott - Ron Glass, Whoopie Goldberg, George Takei
Narrator - Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, James Earl Jones
Looking at some of my choices above, maybe something by Joss Whedon, with his favorites could work too -
Frank - Chiwetel Ejiofor
Brad - Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, pre-flabby Nicholas Brendon, Sean Maher, Seth Green, Marc Blucas, Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards, Neil Patrick Harris
Janet - Jewel Staite, Summer Glau, Alyson Hannigan, Amy Acker
Rocky Horror - Adam Baldwin, David Boreanaz, Marc Blucas, Tahmoh Penikett
Eddie - Adam Baldwin, Seth Green
Riff Raff - Seth Green, James Marsters, Alexis Denisof, Andy Hallett
Magenta - Gina Torres, Eliza Dushku
Columbia - Alyson Hannigan, Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson
Dr Scott - Ron Glass, Anthony Stewart Head
Narrator - ASH
Conventionalists - fruity oatey bar girls
Summer Glau, being a dancer, would be better as Columbia.
Amen. Although I’m having more fun at the pretend casting going on here than my actual interest would be in attending the movie.
I guess I’m a minority in that -
- I like the movie, and have had much enjoyment going to it
- I think the movie itself really sucks balls. It just isn’t a good movie at all
Similar to what Czarcasm said; if it had big name actors in it the first time, it would be considered a huge failure, and would have never become a cult success.