Victoria Justice & Ryan McCartan Are Brad & Janet in 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' Remake
The Fox Network has announced that Victoria Justice and Ryan McCartan have been cast in the television remake of the 1975 cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Justice will star as Janet, originally played by Susan Sarandon, while McCartan will play the role of Brad that was previously filled by Barry Bostwick.
Justice, 22, is most known for her role as Tori Vega in the television show Victorious from 2010-2013. The pretty brunette also starred on the MTV show Eye Candy, where she showed off her singing talent.
Here's Victoria performing "Oh Darling" by The Beatles.
McCartan is known for his role as Diggie on Liv & Maddie. He also starred in the movies Summer Forever and The Cabinet of Souls. McCartan will next been seen starring alongside Olivia Holt in The Stand-Off.
Justice and McCartan will star as Brad and Janet, a normal couple that experience car trouble and end up at the home of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. The wacky doctor, originally played by the legendary Tim Curry, will be played by Netflix's Orange Is the New Black star Laverne Cox.
Reeve Carney, who plays Dorian Gray on Showtime's Penny Dreadful, will star in the Fox remake as the doctor's assistant Riff Raff. Carney is also the frontman for the band Carney.
British model and singer Staz Nair will play the role of the handsome creation Rocky. Nair will also star on the upcoming sixth season of HBO's Game of Thrones.
The two-hour taped Fox remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is set to air in fall 2016 on Fox.