In news that has set Twitter alight, Orange Is The New Black star Laverne Cox has joined the line-up for The Rocky Horror Picture Show remake.
Cox will be taking on the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter In the Fox TV remake of the 1975 classic – a role previously played by Tim Curry.
The move from having an actor as the eccentric doctor to a transgender actress has been hailed as a masterstroke on Twitter.
And Emmy-nominated Laverne, who plays transgender character Sophia Burset in OITNB, couldn’t be more excited.
Laverne confirmed the news herself on Twitter: