It was revealed on Wednesday that the new version would be made by Sky and MTV and would be premiered in the UK on Sky Movies. Sky also announced that O'Brien would be co-producing the new film.
However, O'Brien is claiming that he will not be involved in the project and has not given his blessing to the new version. O'Brien heard about the remake when he was sent cuttings from US papers.
"I have no view on whether it should be remade but it doesn't have my blessing. I'm not co-producing it and I won't be involved in any way. The first I heard about it was when people sent me cuttings from US papers," he told the BBC.
The 1975 original was written by Jim Sharman and Richard O'Brien and starred O'Brien alongside Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon. The cast and director for the new version have yet to be decided.
Ian Lewis, director of Sky Movies & SBO, said yesterday: "Rocky Horror is a global phenomenon with millions of devoted fans around the world. An opportunity to update the show for the 21st Century, while keeping many of the elements that made it such a success in the first place, was therefore just too good to pass by. We're very excited to be bringing this exclusively to Sky customers in the UK."
O'Brien told the BBC that the original film will also be enjoyed by new and old fans, but did not comment on how successful he thought the new version would be.
The new film will first be seen in the UK on the Sky Movies channel where it will premier.
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