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James Franco’s Production Company Acquires Book About So-Bad-It’s-Good Cult Movie ‘The Room’

James Franco’s Rabbit Bandini Productions has optioned book and life rights to The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the book published last fall by Simon & Schuster from actor Greg Sestero and journalist Tom Bissell. Franco will direct and co-produce the book adaptation with his Rabbit Bandini partner Vince Jolivette, and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Productions. Ryan Moody is writing the script.

Sestero and Tommy Wiseau co-wrote and starred in the 2003 feature film The Room, which some have called the worst movie ever made. Wiseau directed, produced and financed the pic, which was self-released only in Southern California before word-of-mouth spread. It has since achieved cult status for its hole-filled plot and poor production values, earning it a place in the midnight show slots usually occupied by pics like Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Among the Room converts is the CAA-repped Franco, who reviewed the book on Vice in December, calling Wiseau “part vampire, part Hollywood dreamer, part gangster, part Ed Wood, and super lonely” and equating the novel to being a combination of Boogie Nights and The Master and praising it for going beyond being just a bunch of anecdotes from the set of a bad movie. Last month, Franco posted on Instagram that the book was his: ”A new Franco joint, starring both Francos – produced by seth and evan Wazzup now?!”

If you've never seen The Room, you probably should. I've been meaning to read The Disaster Artist, but I'm holding out for the Kindle version to go on sale.

EDIT/UPDATE:

‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Screenwriters Scripting ‘The Disaster Artist’

They’ve scripted indies, novel adaptations and off-kilter romances such as (500) Days of Summer, The Spectacular Now, and The Fault in Our Stars. Now Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber are scripting The Disaster Artist for James Franco, based on the book that details the making of cult film The Room.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Franco should play Chris-R.

 

[BatDan]

The Disaster Artist as a movie? Day one!

Who would they get to play Wiseau?

 

[Altazor]

haha, what a shtory vatstep!

In a slightly more serious note, Tommy Wiseau must play Tommy Wiseau. There cannot be any other choice.

 

[DrEvil]

Oh Hai, Denny.


Also, I highly recommend you guys watch the rifftrax version. So amazing.

 

[braves01]

I love the Room, so I'll definitely watch this. The room is honestly the pinnacle of camp if anyone's interested in that.

 

[Sub_Level]

Dunno if I wanna see it. It's cool to revel in embarrassingly bad art that others produce sometimes but dunno if I'm actually interested in The Room beyond laughing at youtube video-

Oh hi Mark.

 

[Ravager61]

holy shit, this could be amazing

 

[Prompto]

haha, what a shtory vatstep!

In a slightly more serious note, Tommy Wiseau must play Tommy Wiseau. There cannot be other choice.

Yeah it sounds like Franco wants to play Wiseau but I doubt any actor alive can play him and do it justice.

 

[Arkos]

Why why WHY

 

[vatstep]

The choice of football for this movie will be one of the most crucial prop decisions in film history.

 

[TAJ]

Yeah it sounds like Franco wants to play Wiseau but I doubt any actor alive can play him and do it justice.

He'd need like six hours of monster makeup, but I could see it.

 

[BatDan]

If anyone thinks this is a bad idea, they need to read The Disaster Artist. It's a really fascinating story.

Also, seems Denny is also cashing in. His actor, Philip Haldiman is releasing a comic book about his experience. http://vimeo.com/59931490

 

[Messypandas]

I think Tommy Lee Jones in an Elvira wig could come close to wiseau

 

[Altazor]

always relevant: Tommy Wiseau laughing

that little laugh at 8 seconds has always baffled me.

 

[kick51]

I thought it was settled that the whole movie was a ploy to have sex scenes with the actress who played Lisa

 

[iammeiam]

This will be great. Even if it's terrible, it will be great.

 

[Mr_Joe]

James Franco has talked about a couple other documentaries he's planned on doing (like the porn one) that never came to fruition, so I'm taking this with a grain of salt.

 

[Femmeworth]

The Room needs to get added to Netflix.

 

[soundscream]

always relevant: Tommy Wiseau laughing

that little laugh at 8 seconds has always baffled me.

I can totally see Franco in this.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

I guess he realized McCarthy was too exhausting for him, lol. This is still low-hanging fruit for a production, so it's not excusable.

 

[TAJ]

James Franco has talked about a couple other documentaries he's planned on doing (like the porn one) that never came to fruition, so I'm taking this with a grain of salt.

This isn't a documentary.
Think Ed Wood.

 

[Dawg]

 

[RustyNails]

Johnny Depp's Ed Wood is one of the greatest movies ever. Cant wait for this.

 

[Arkos]

Well he has a point, he probably does know him.

 

[Mr_Joe]

This isn't a documentary.
Think Ed Wood.

Oh, shit.

Forget everything, I am down for this.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Cheep-cheep-cheep-cheep-cheeeeeep

 

[Mpl90]

Oh hai Marc

How's your sex life

You're tearing me apart, Lisa!











So, so baaad it's sooooo goooood.

 

[Professor Lich]

I wonder if The Room every turned a profit.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Holy shit! The blu-ray for the room is $35.99!

 

[RustyNails]

I did not hit her thats bullshit i did not hit her O hai mark

 

[braves01]

Holy shit! The blu-ray for the room is $35.99!

You can tell Wiseau wrote what's on the back of the case, and maybe did the cover art, too. It's truly awful.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

You can tell Wiseau wrote what's on the back of the case, and maybe did the cover art, too. It's truly awful.

Haha, yeah, I just read the back. That's pretty funny.

 

[JCX]

Then Franco can release the book on the making of the movie about the book that is about the making of The Room.

 

[El Daniel]

Spoiler

I am so happy

 

[Arkos]

Then Franco can release the book on the making of the movie about the book that is about the making of The Room.

Spoiler

I am so happy

This is literally the best news since forever.

 

[Wiktor]

Then Franco can release the book on the making of the movie about the book that is about the making of The Room.

But if this gets then adapted into movie who would play Franco?

 

[Kinyou]

Get Jean Claude Van Damme as Tommy.

 

[hal9001]

 

[DarkJediKnight]

"Don't even ask"

 

[El Daniel]

This really could be amazing.

 

[wildfire]

haha, what a shtory vatstep!

In a slightly more serious note, Tommy Wiseau must play Tommy Wiseau. There cannot be any other choice.

Knowing Wiseau he has a decent chance of flanderizing himself by accident. Let's get a professional to do this.

 

[ChosenPredator]

I actually think this is going to be great lol

 

[tino]

Which oscar nominated/award can JF get to reneact the legendary scenes.

Nick Nolte? Gary Oldman? Ni...Nick Cape?!

 

[Cronen]

I was at the Prince Charles Cinema yesterday in London and saw The Room there with a Q&A with Tommy and Greg. During the Q&A, Greg confirmed that Franco and Rogen were looking to make a movie based on the book. Can't wait.

 

[BearPawB]

if you ever have the opportunity to watch the room at a theater you should do it.

Most fun i have had at the movies in years

 

[Cow Mengde]

Who will play Tommy?

 

[LFMartins86]

Who will play Tommy?

Nicholas Cage.

 

[Discotheque]

Omg this needs to happen

The room was the best comedy of the last decade. Unintentionally so but it still counts

 

[Arkos]

Nicholas Cage.

It has all the classic traits of a Nicholas Cage film!

1. It exists.
2. It features characters yelling while whispering