Rocky Horror sequels and other media become a film like its predecessor if the play had become a financial hit, but after multiple false starts, the project has fallen into development hell. In 2009, MTV Films and Sky Movies planned to release a two-hour long remake of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". The remake was based on the original screenplay, was going to feature original songs and was going to be released around Halloween 2009. Richard O'Brien was not involved and did not give the film his blessing. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again" is a tribute television film broadcast on
The Rocky Horror Show Richard O'Brien as the Narrator. UK Tour actors Richard Meek and Haley Flaherty reprised their roles as Brad and Janet for the final week of the New Zealand run, flying out days after the end of the UK production in December 2010. "The Rocky Horror Show" was one of the first musicals to depict fluid-sexuality during a time of division between generations and an old-world lack of sexual difference acceptance. At the time of its release, it pushed boundaries and has become a cultural icon which promotes empowerment of self-creation and all sexual orientations. Since the 1970s, societal evolution of