Laverne looks class! There is going to be a remake of the 1975 classic movie Rocky Horror Picture Show and Laverne Cox will play Dr. Frank-N-Furter. The Orange is the New Black star spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the new role and released the first look at the new Dr. Frank. Tim Curry famously played the role first in 1975 and Laverne says the new look was inspired by the original. [caption id="attachment_292756" align="alignnone" width="409"] THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW:
L-R: Laverne Cox and Ben Vareen.[/caption] Speaking to the magazine Laverne said, "We were on set and a reporter saw me and said I looked like the love child of Grace Jones and David Bowie. I said ‘That’s exactly right.’ I think we mix up the look more than they did in the original." “It’s inspired by the original but it’s really our own take. It’s way more elaborate and couture. [Director] Kenny Ortega had this vision that Frank was at this old theater and found these old burlesque costumes and is, like, using them and wearing them now but has altered them a bit.” We're looking forward to seeing the movie.