DrewStevens 5,249 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 The casting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy McQueen 4,484 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Not wanting to sound politically incorrect or anything tbh, but it's a bit confusing for me that the transexual Laverne Cox (who is an amazing actress and person in my opinion) plays the character of the bisexual Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a male scientist who enjoys the fun of transvestism/transvestitism (similar to cross-dressing or men and women doing drag art etc.) - I mean, am I supposed to view her character in the remake as male in female clothes just like in the original, or as female, as female who was born biologically as a man and now plays a man who enjoys female clothes but not trans gender identity as a whole or is it supposed to cross all sexual and gender barriers in a fluidity way, it confuses me  I've heard Tim Curry himself trained her for the role which of course is fantastic. Anyway, I hate all these remakes/reboots/sequels/prequels/re-imagings etc. - Hollywood, please finally get some new ideas and stop copying classics for no obvious reason other than money, thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster2015 1,109 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Lol I'm only watching this for Ivy Levan!  BUY NO GOOD BY IVY LEVAN! https://itun.es/us/1AF97 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster2015 1,109 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 45 minutes ago, Andy McQueen said: Not wanting to sound politically incorrect or anything tbh, but it's a bit confusing for me that the transexual Laverne Cox (who is an amazing actress and person in my opinion) plays the character of the bisexual Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a male scientist who enjoys the fun of transvestism/transvestitism (similar to cross-dressing or men and women doing drag art etc.) - I mean, am I supposed to view her character in the remake as male in female clothes just like in the original, or as female, as female who was born biologically as a man and now plays a man who enjoys female clothes but not trans gender identity as a whole or is it supposed to cross all sexual and gender barriers in a fluidity way, it confuses me  I've heard Tim Curry himself trained her for the role which of course is fantastic. Anyway, I hate all these remakes/reboots/sequels/prequels/re-imagings etc. - Hollywood, please finally get some new ideas and stop copying classics for no obvious reason other than money, thank you I know it's highly annoying. Like The Wiz. Grease, Rocky Horror, Sound of Music...it's like the entertainment industry has absolutely 0 originality Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himeros26 1,688 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 3 hours ago, Andy McQueen said: Not wanting to sound politically incorrect or anything tbh, but it's a bit confusing for me that the transexual Laverne Cox (who is an amazing actress and person in my opinion) plays the character of the bisexual Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a male scientist who enjoys the fun of transvestism/transvestitism (similar to cross-dressing or men and women doing drag art etc.) - I mean, am I supposed to view her character in the remake as male in female clothes just like in the original, or as female, as female who was born biologically as a man and now plays a man who enjoys female clothes but not trans gender identity as a whole or is it supposed to cross all sexual and gender barriers in a fluidity way, it confuses me  I've heard Tim Curry himself trained her for the role which of course is fantastic. Anyway, I hate all these remakes/reboots/sequels/prequels/re-imagings etc. - Hollywood, please finally get some new ideas and stop copying classics for no obvious reason other than money, thank you Rocky was first and foremost a theatrical piece. And in that essence, many shadow casts have had female performers portray Dr. Frank n Furter. So unless outright mentioned by someone apart of the cast of crew, Frank is still a male transvestite. Laverne is just portraying him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy McQueen 4,484 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 5 minutes ago, Himeros26 said: Rocky was first and foremost a theatrical piece. And in that essence, many shadow casts have had female performers portray Dr. Frank n Furter. So unless outright mentioned by someone apart of the cast of crew, Frank is still a male transvestite. Laverne is just portraying him. Thanks a lot for clarifying that up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warholian 6,880 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 looks grate can't wait to watch on my official gagadialy app Kevin Parker, Mac Demarco, Mark Ronson, and a stoned Lady Gaga. Need I say more? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himeros26 1,688 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Andy McQueen said: Thanks a lot for clarifying that up! No problem! A lot of people don't look at Rocky's history, so therefore it's not people's fault that they don't understand Laverne's casting isn't a plot change. I'm most excited to see her, mainly to be quite honest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himeros26 1,688 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 On 5/17/2016 at 11:44 AM, Andy McQueen said: Not wanting to sound politically incorrect or anything tbh, but it's a bit confusing for me that the transexual Laverne Cox (who is an amazing actress and person in my opinion) plays the character of the bisexual Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a male scientist who enjoys the fun of transvestism/transvestitism (similar to cross-dressing or men and women doing drag art etc.) - I mean, am I supposed to view her character in the remake as male in female clothes just like in the original, or as female, as female who was born biologically as a man and now plays a man who enjoys female clothes but not trans gender identity as a whole or is it supposed to cross all sexual and gender barriers in a fluidity way, it confuses me  I've heard Tim Curry himself trained her for the role which of course is fantastic. Anyway, I hate all these remakes/reboots/sequels/prequels/re-imagings etc. - Hollywood, please finally get some new ideas and stop copying classics for no obvious reason other than money, thank you I am so sorry I really need to stop rereading old threads i saw thay i just explained it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy McQueen 4,484 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 12 hours ago, Himeros26 said: I am so sorry I really need to stop rereading old threads i saw thay i just explained it No problem, thank you!  http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2016/8/23/exclusive-laverne-cox-not-so-politically-correct-frank-n-furterhttps://unicornbooty.com/trans-actress-laverne-cox-think-playing-transvestite-rocky-horror/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bok 191 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Here is Musicals 101: Old aged musicals usually gets renewed every 10 years to match the current culture. For example, the way Judas dresses in Jesus Christ Superstar changes every year to match the current fashion. Or the way they sing Rum Tum Tugger in Cats has changed to match the musical trends. They always update it. Don't like it? Then watch the old one. This reshoot is CLEARLY not targeted towards the fans of the old one. You have to be really daft to not understand that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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