Fox has found the former American Idol contestant for its The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Adam Lambert will take some time out of his busy schedule to play Eddie in the TV movie.
Lambert will play the role Meat Loaf had in the 1975 movie. He will be joined by Laverne Cox, who is playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter; Victoria Justice as Janet; Ryan McCartan as Brad; Reeve Carney as Riff Raff; and Staz Nair as Rocky.
“I grew up watching Rocky Horror, but could never imagine that I would be part of this new vision,” Lambert said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly. “Rocky Horror always made me feel like it was okay to celebrate my weirdness. Hallelujah, bless my soul! I love that old time rock-n-roll!”
Although Lambert didn’t win his season of American Idol, he topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid Idol alumni. Thanks to his worldwide tours with Queen, he earned $10 million in 2015. That’s more than Carrie Underwood, who raked in $8 million.
Fox's two-hour The Rocky Horror Picture Show will air in Fall 2016.