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Victoria Justice revealed that she feels not only honored and blessed to be part of the reboot of Fox's "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," she believes her casting as Janet was "meant to be."
In an interview with Teen Vogue, the actress remarked that she credits karma with helping her land the role of innocent bride Janet, who becomes trapped in the weird world of Dr. Frank-N-Furter alongside new husband Brad.
"I ran into the original Janet, Susan Sarandon, at an event and we were photographed together. Then a little while later I was at another event and was photographed with Laverne Cox," who costars with Justice in the hotly anticipated Fox revival.
Justice took to her official Twitter to comment on the big news.
Excited to work these guys on @RockyHorrorFOX - set to air on @FOXTV this fall! #RockyHorror https://t.co/W5sUwfsMtJ pic.twitter.com/ABocNa7mqy
— Victoria Justice (@VictoriaJustice) January 5, 2016
"It's funny how certain people are brought into your life at specific times for a reason," she added of the meant-to-be experiences.
ditto! This is gonna be fun :) https://t.co/F6kdtIkGy2 — Victoria Justice (@VictoriaJustice) January 4, 2016
Justice, who recently starred on MTV's "Eye Candy," feels blessed to be part of an amazing cast of actors who are working hard to make this reboot as fresh and vibrant as the original 1975 film.
"We've started gearing up with rehearsals and recording the tracks," she says, adding that "we're definitely excited, and the cast and crew just keeps growing with more talent. All the elements are coming together more and more so we're looking forward to seeing how it all turns out," the actress revealed to Teen Vogue.
Justice remarked that she is a "huge" fan of the original film and saw it for the first time when she was in the fifth grade.
"We actually all got together at Lou Adler's house. He was the one that brought the 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' to America," Justice revealed in the interview.
"I thought they did such a great job in all aspects, from the sequences and songs to the elaborate production design. It's not easy and they pulled it off really well," she commented of the original 1975 production.
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" will air late in 2016 on Fox.
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Source: http://www.fashionnstyle.com/articles/81847/20160310/rocky-horror-picture-show-star-victoria-justice-calls-casting-as-janet-meant-to-be.htm
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