( The Hollywood Reporter ) '' The Rocky Horror Picture Show '' is the latest musical getting the small-screen treatment . Fox is developing a two-hour remake of the 1975 cult classic to be directed , executive-produced and choreographed by Kenneth Ortega ( `` High School Musical '' ) . The project , tentatively titled `` The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event , '' is casting-contingent . The special will be filmed in advance and not air live , but few details beyond that are known . In addition to Ortega , Gail Berman and Lou Adler , who produced the original film , are also attached as executive producers . The special will be produced by Fox 21 Television Studios , and Berman 's The Jackal Group . The special is timed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film , which has grossed more than $ 112 million and still plays in theaters across the country . TV premiere dates : The complete guide . This is n't the first stab at adapting `` The Rocky Horror Picture Show . '' In 2002 , Fox unveiled plans for an adaptation timed to the 30th anniversary that never came to fruition . The faces of pilot season 2015 . Fox 's `` Glee '' covered several of the show 's most popular songs for a Season 2 episode and even released a special `` The Rocky Horror Glee Show '' EP . There is no plan yet for when the adaptation will air . Fox also has a live musical production of `` Grease '' , starring Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens , scheduled to air on Jan. 31 , 2016 . Broadcast TV scorecard . Following in the footsteps of `` The Sound of Music '' and `` Peter Pan , '' NBC recently announced plans to air a live version of The Wiz later this year . Ortega 's credits include `` Gilmore Girls , '' `` This Is It '' and `` Hocus Pocus . '' He is repped by Paradigm and Hanson , Jacobson . ©2015 The Hollywood Reporter . All rights reserved .
Fox plans to make a TV movie of `` The Rocky Horror Picture Show '' in which the story is told from the point of view of the audience and not just the performers.