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Original ‘Rocky Horror’ Writer Slams Remake
I love when the sh*t hits the fan and it looks like we’re in for a treat with MTV’s remake of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, which just found financing this week. Today a new interview was posted with Richard O’Brien, writer/co-star of the original 1975 cult classic that also starred Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon, who pretty much puts the hammer down on the idea of the remake. Read on for the juicy bits.
A remake of cult 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show is being produced without the blessing of its creator Richard O’Brien, he has told the BBC.
It was announced on Wednesday that the new version, which will be co-financed by Sky Movies in the UK and MTV in the US, would be co-produced by O’Brien.
But he told the BBC he would not be involved “in any way”.
“I have no view on whether it should be remade but it doesn’t have my blessing,” he added.
The original 1975 film, starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Meat Loaf, has become a kitsch classic.
The plot revolves around young American couple Brad and Janet who accidentally stumble into a strange world of alien transvestites and overt sexuality.
Sky announced on Wednesday that Lou Adler, executive producer on the original film, would return in the same role, while O’Brien would co-produce.
But, speaking on Wednesday afternoon, O’Brien told the BBC: “I’m not co-producing it and I won’t be involved in any way.
“The first I heard about it was when people sent me cuttings from US papers.”
He later told BBC Radio 5 Live that his involvement had been announced “to suggest I’ve given the project my seal of approval”.
The original was “a wonderful movie”, he said. “I don’t know where they’ll go with it really,” he added. “I’ve even heard that they’re going to put new songs in. “I wrote the book, the music and the lyrics. “Where are they going to get the songs from? Who’s going to do that? That’s a bit strange isn’t it?”
Movies
‘Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence’ Gets PG-13 Rating for “Some Violent Content”
The killer tomatoes are back in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, and the film has received its official MPA rating in the wake of the trailer release this week.
Starboard Entertainment’s Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence has been Rated PG-13 for “language, some violent content and suggestive material.”
Watch this week’s official trailer down below.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence will be released in select cities across the US beginning August 7th in major cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Diego, and others, and expanding to further locations throughout the month.
The fifth installment in the horror-comedy franchise pits the eternal power of nature against AI’s best and brightest.
In Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, a young biotech prodigy develops a revolutionary genetically engineered vegetable designed to solve humanity’s problems. But when the experiment spirals out of control, it unleashes a new generation of killer tomatoes, setting the stage for another outrageous chapter in the long-running cult franchise.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes co-creators Costa Dillon and J. Stephen Peace return to write and executive produce. David Ferino directs.
The film features an ensemble cast led by icon John Astin (The Addams Family), reprising his role as Professor Gangreen, comedy legend David Koechner (Anchorman), Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), horror favorite Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), comedy veteran Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Myrna Velasco (Star Wars Resistance), Vernée Watson (Shrinking, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), and Paul Bates (Coming to America).
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes launched in 1979, followed by 1988’s Return of the Killer Tomatoes, 1991’s Killer Tomatoes Strike Back, and 1992’s Killer Tomatoes Eat France.
The franchise also spawned an animated series in 1990.
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