My life inside the room, the greatest bad movie ever made by greg sestero and tom bissell. James franco stars as the filmmaker while his brother dave franco plays greg sestero in the disaster artist. A s with meryl streep in florence foster jenkins, james franco hits all the right wrong notes in this hugely entertaining, truelife tale of tommy wiseaus 2003 disasterpiece film the room. Nov 02, 2017 the disaster artist, starring james franco, dave franco, and seth rogen. Jan 24, 2018 james franco not being recognized for his work in the disaster artist came as one of the biggest oscar snubs yesterday. James franco directs and stars in this character study of filmmaker tommy wiseau, based on the book the disaster artist. Franco and rogens new film, the disaster artist, is based on a tellall book coauthored by greg sestero, one of the rooms stars.
We dont care what theyre doing, wiseau said about franco s the disaster artist and fan comparisons to the project. Dec 01, 2017 james franco read the book and loved it so much that he bought the film rights, and the result is the disaster artist, which he directed and stars in as wiseau. The disaster artist, which hits theaters friday, marks the first time that brothers james and dave franco have worked together, as well as a reteaming of. The book also called the disaster artist was written by one of its stars, greg sestero. James franco has created a movie that is not just hilarious, accessible, and an incredible amount of fun in its own right, but it had me more eager to revisit wiseaus train wreck than ever before. Dec 06, 2017 james franco tackles a hollywood story unlike any other in disaster artist franco s new film is a behind the scenes take on the making of the 2003 cult classic the room. James franco tackles a hollywood story unlike any other in disaster artist francos new film is a behindthescenes take on the making of the 2003 cult classic the room. James franco takes on worst movie ever and wins actordirector delves deep into the making of the room and turns in a hilarious, moving ode to art. In the movie, which comes out in theaters december 1, franco plays director, writer, and star tommy wiseau.
James franco, dave franco, and seth rogen visit the disaster artist website. Theres a tendency for biopics like this to pack all the entertaining content into the first half and then they drag on and. Sep 12, 2017 the disaster artist, starring james franco, dave franco, and seth rogen. James franco read the book and loved it so much that he bought the film rights, and the result is the disaster artist, which he directed and stars in as wiseau. In the disaster artist, how to fail at moviemaking. James franco movie the disaster artist to bust out at box. Directed and starring james franco, the movie went onto be nominated for an oscar. How disaster artists james franco found art and heart. The disaster artist works because of franco s respect and admiration for wiseau and what he was trying to accomplish.
James franco is very excellent at making the worst movie ever made james francos the disaster artist was. When greg sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious tommy wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to hollywood to make their dreams come true. James francos the disaster artist is the kind of movie that the phrase truth is stranger than fiction was invented for. The disaster artist, directed by james franco, is a movie about the making of a movie by someone whose life was already a work of creative imagination long before he got behind the camera. In disaster artist, james franco and seth rogen honor a. Nov 28, 2017 franco and rogens new film, the disaster artist, is based on a tellall book coauthored by greg sestero, one of the rooms stars. Sestero details the troubled development and production of the 2003 cult film the room, his own struggles as a young actor, and his relationship with room director tommy wiseau a film adaptation of the same name was released in 2017, directed by. Weber, the disaster artist is a straighter, more obviously commercialminded project than some of the other movies that mr. When greg sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and.
The news comes after franco and his lawyers shut down a play called james franco and me. The movies protagonist isnt wiseau but his fast friend greg sistero dave franco, who in life wrote with tom bissell the overoptimistically titled firstperson account the disaster artist. The disaster artist coming to netflix us in june 2020. The disaster artist is unique, off kilter and strangely inspiring in the end. In addition, some of the disaster artists best comedy bits are the subtle references and visual cues regarding how wiseau played here by james franco and sestero dave franco got the ideas for iconic moments in the room, which only those familiar with the significance of. The disaster artist is a great movie about a terrible movie. One of the worst movies ever made is the inspiration for a bizarre and hilarious new film. Why people keep watching the worst movie ever made duration. Nov 30, 2017 so to honor wiseau, franco directed and starred in the disaster artist, a new movie based on sesteros memoir about the making of the room.
Interview highlights on how to give an intentionally bad performance. Working from a script that adapts the disaster artist for its goofy moments and less for its heart or perspective, the story grabs select tidbits from the reallife sets, creating cantbelieveitstrue comedy, with recognizable faces seth rogen, paul scheer, jacki weaver, josh hutcherson, ari graynor, nathan fielder placed in the vision of wiseau through francos recreation. The disaster artist 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The disaster artist the most fascinating movie of james francos wildly eccentric oeuvre, this studiomade comedy parodies but.
James francos disaster artist mines gold from worst movie evermonumental schlock this year, the disaster artist follows a similar script, with some major tweaks. An aspiring actor in hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of tommy wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted. The disaster artist is a comedic telling of how the room came into existence. The disaster artist tommy official trailer 2 hd a24.
The movie s protagonist isnt wiseau but his fast friend greg sistero dave franco, who in life wrote with tom bissell the overoptimistically titled firstperson account the disaster artist. Franco didnt so much play wiseau as he became the writer. Mar 14, 2017 his movie is the inspiration for the disaster artist, james francos new movie, which premiered at the south by southwest film festival. Sep, 2017 james franco has created a movie that is not just hilarious, accessible, and an incredible amount of fun in its own right, but it had me more eager to revisit wiseaus train wreck than ever before. The disaster artist, james franco turns the best bad. In addition, some of the disaster artist s best comedy bits are the subtle references and visual cues regarding how wiseau played here by james franco and sestero dave franco got the ideas for iconic moments in the room, which only those familiar with the significance of spoons and footballs will appreciate. For the most part, actordirector james franco focuses on the absurdities of wiseaus life and project but there are times when he ventures into semidramatic territory, mainly when examining the unlikely friendship between wiseau and his costar, greg sestero. James francos the disaster artist now has a poster as well, which delivers an iconic line from the the room. James franco completely transformed into tommy wiseau while making the disaster artist as readers can see in our exclusive clip from the film. Tommy wiseau in the disaster artist wants to be taken. James franco actually had to change the ending of the disaster artist to reflect that, since it originally ended with tommy and greg on bad terms.
James francos new directorial effort, the disaster artist, tells the story of how the room got made. Dec 03, 2017 a s with meryl streep in florence foster jenkins, james franco hits all the right wrong notes in this hugely entertaining, truelife tale of tommy wiseaus 2003 disasterpiece film the room. Nov 30, 2017 written by scott neustadter and michael h. Nov 23, 2017 franco and producing collaborator seth rogen secured the rights to adapt the disaster artist with franco directing and starring in the film that opens dec. Directed by james franco from a screenplay written by scott neustadter and michael h. Sestero details the troubled development and production of the 2003 cult film the room, his own struggles as a young actor, and his relationship with room director tommy wiseau. James franco movie the disaster artist to bust out at. Franco has received a lot of praise for his portrayal of tommy wiseau in the disaster artist, even winning a golden globe for the role. The disaster artist official trailer hd a24 youtube. My life inside the room, the greatest bad movie ever made 2014 by greg sestero and tom bissell. It certainly doesnt get much stranger than the story of tommy. Watch james franco became tommy wiseau in the disaster artist.
James franco not being recognized for his work in the disaster artist came as one of the biggest oscar snubs yesterday. The disaster artist, james franco turns the best bad movie. As such, he approached the story with a kind of reverence, not as a. With james franco, dave franco, ari graynor, seth rogen. To his credit, its a movie only a fellow wierdo like james franco could make.
Jul 18, 2017 james franco s the disaster artist now has a poster as well, which delivers an iconic line from the the room. Dec 01, 2017 the disaster artist, which hits theaters friday, marks the first time that brothers james and dave franco have worked together, as well as a reteaming of james franco and seth rogen the pineapple. The disaster artist the most fascinating movie of james francos wildly eccentric oeuvre, this studiomade comedy parodies but somehow fails to understand. The disaster artist is a 2017 american biographical comedy film. Disaster artist oscar snub came as a relief to james franco. The material is rich and wild, but the disaster artist, james francos cameopacked tribute to the film and its singular creator, is barely a movie. Based from the nonfiction novel the disaster artist. But the disaster artist, james francos feature biosatire about the. The disaster artist is a lousy tribute to the greatest bad. The disaster artist turns the story of the worst movie. The disaster artist is adapted from sesteros 20 memoir of acting in. But a new report claims that the actor is relieved he didnt get nominated.
James franco courts catastrophe by telling the story of a notorious movie flop. The disaster artist, starring james franco, dave franco, and seth rogen. So to honor wiseau, franco directed and starred in the disaster artist, a new movie based on sesteros memoir about the making of the room. Dec 04, 2017 the disaster artist, directed by james franco, is a movie about the making of a movie by someone whose life was already a work of creative imagination long before he got behind the camera. A24 one of a24s biggest hits of the last few years, the disaster artist will be making its way onto netflix on june 1st, 2020. He plays stardirector tommy wiseau, and this first teaser trailer pokes fun at tommys. With the release of the disaster artist, greg sestero was inspired to write another movie for himself and tommy called best friends. Fortunately, james franco is fully committed to the part, disappearing into the role by transforming himself into the perplexing filmmaker. A delightful tribute to the joy and madness of making movies, the disaster artist follows the outrageous adventures of eccentric filmmaker tommy wiseau and his best friend, actor greg sestero. The film chronicles an unlikely friendship between budding actors tommy wiseau and sestero that results in the production of wiseaus 2003. The real tommy wiseau is so eccentric and offkilt, hes like a movie character come to life, so the risk with something like the disaster artist is that tommys portrayal devolves into caricature. Why the room is a better movie than james francos the. James franco treated the disaster artist like a love. Theres a tendency for biopics like this to pack all the entertaining content into the first half and then they drag on and on, struggling to tell the rest of the story.
My life inside the room, the greatest bad movie ever made is a 20 nonfiction book written by greg sestero and tom bissell. The disaster artist, james franco turns the best bad movie into a good one. James franco makes worst movie ever in disaster artist. Franco and producing collaborator seth rogen secured the rights to adapt the disaster artist with franco directing and starring in the film that opens dec. The film also stars dave franco, seth rogen, alison brie, zac efron, josh hutcherson, jacki weaver, ari graynor, and jason mantzoukas. Weber, the film is an adaptation of greg sestero and tom bissells 20 nonfiction book of the same title.