Even if we haven’t seen it, we have all heard of The Room, writer/director/star Tommy Wisseau’s cult movie that was all passion and very little skill, and has been described as “the Citizen Kane of bad movies”. Greg Sestero, who starred in the movie as Mark (all together now, “oh hai, Mark”), chronicled his time working on the movie in the book The Disaster Artist, which was optioned as a movie by James Franco almost three years ago. For this behind the scenes look at the making of The Room, Franco would take on directing duties as well as stepping into the role of Wisseau, with brother Dave co-starring as Sestero. On top of that, a fantastic supporting cast includes Zac Efron, Bryan Cranston, Jacki Weaver, Alison Brie, Sharon Stone, and Hannibal Buress. We’ve seen hide nor hair of the movie so far, but with it premiering at South by Southwest next month, our first look as finally been revealed.
While a glance at this article’s title will clue you into who’s who, you would be forgiven for not recognising James Franco at first glance. Completely lost in make-up and prosthetics, he is taking one giant leap into portraying the distinct personality that is Tommy Wisseau (check out the clip below for vintage Wisseau), and hats off to him for that. Time will tell if he can completely embody the character while also keeping a handle on his directing duties.
While a glance at this article’s title will clue you into who’s who, you would be forgiven for not recognising James Franco at first glance. Completely lost in make-up and prosthetics, he is taking one giant leap into portraying the distinct personality that is Tommy Wisseau (check out the clip below for vintage Wisseau), and hats off to him for that. Time will tell if he can completely embody the character while also keeping a handle on his directing duties.
No release date for The Disaster Artist has been set as of yet.
