# Recast "Rocky Horror Picture Show" today **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [December 26, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recast-rocky-horror-picture-show-today/1026075 "2025-12-26T16:30:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recast-rocky-horror-picture-show-today/1026075/41 "2025-12-30T06:43:03Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > At the very least, Frank should be played by one of the many talented drag queens this era is blessed with. I mean, the 2016 remake cast Laverne Cox as Frank, and IMO she wasn’t that great in the role. Adam Lambert as Eddie was the highlight of that version. Maybe we can promote him to Frank for this version? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BEbt6xa7Ny0/maxresdefault.jpg "Hot Patootie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEbt6xa7Ny0) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recast-rocky-horror-picture-show-today/1026075/42 "2025-12-30T06:47:35Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Would a muscle-bound young female work for Rocky? I could see Jade Cargill as a female Rocky. [![](https://preview.redd.it/if-jade-cargill-had-started-in-nxt-would-she-be-the-womens-v0-gjwebe5y51pd1.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ab4f04dc94ea2f0bd863022d04e5dfa17b22170f) ](https://preview.redd.it/if-jade-cargill-had-started-in-nxt-would-she-be-the-womens-v0-gjwebe5y51pd1.jpeg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ab4f04dc94ea2f0bd863022d04e5dfa17b22170f) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recast-rocky-horror-picture-show-today/1026075.md?page=2)