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Oct 1, 2013 · Sestero did not specify whether Wiseau would make an appearance at the cast reunion and book signing on Tuesday, but he did ensure that he had the auteur’s blessing to write the book — even if ...
- Greg Meets Tommy
- The Room’S Influences
- The Script
- Filming The Room
- Bryan Cranston and Malcolm in The Middle
- The Premiere
As we see in the film, Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau really did meet in an acting class taught by Jean Shelton in 1998. The audience’s introduction to Tommy in The Disaster Artist comes when he performs a scene from A Streetcar Named Desire, which is portrayed almost exactly as described in Sestero’s book. The only real difference is the wardrobe: ...
Tommy and Greg both become admirers of James Dean in the film, which might seem a little convenient, considering that James Franco won a Golden Globe for playing Dean in a 2001 TV movie. But it’s true that Wiseau and Sestero really did bond over the Rebel Without a Cause actor—in fact, one of The Room’s most famous lines is an homage to that very f...
One fact that didn’t make it into the film: The Room was originally intended as a play, which Wiseau explained in a recently resurfaced interview with Entertainment Weekly’s Clark Collis from 2008: The plot of The Room is very simple, revolving around Johnny, who is betrayed by his fiancé Lisa (Juliette Danielle, played in this case by Ari Graynor)...
Strange as it may seem, Tommy Wiseau really did buy all his own equipment instead of renting, despite the prohibitive cost, and yes, he really did shoot in both digital and 35mm film at the same time, even though that goes against all logic. And yes, he really did build a set of an alleyway instead of just using the one across the street from the s...
In Franco’s film, Greg gets the kind of opportunity that most aspiring actors can only dream of: a role on a popular television show, at the invitation of the show’s star. During the filming of The Room, Greg and girlfriend Amber (played by Alison Brie) run into Bryan Cranston (playing himself, circa 2001) in a café. Cranston notices Greg’s beard a...
In the film, Tommy and Greg have a falling out right at the end of filming The Room, and only reunite for the premiere, which turns out to be an unexpected triumph. While Wiseau and Sestero did have falling outs over the years of their friendship, that’s not why they were out of touch leading up to the 2003 premiere, according to Sestero; it’s beca...
- Marissa Martinelli
Jun 16, 2015 · For starters, it was written by Greg Sestero (with co-writer Tom Bissell), who not only acted in the film (he’s the Mark of “Oh, hi, Mark” fame), but, serving double duty as “line producer ...
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Apr 30, 2014 · Oh, hi Mark! We sat down with The Room's Greg Sestero to talk about his favorite movies, his new tell-all book, who'll be in the film with James Franco, and what species Tommy Wiseau actually is.
Oct 4, 2013 · Sestero book, The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made, was co-written with Tom Bissell, a veteran journalist who penned an article about The Room...
- Danielle Bacher
Oct 1, 2013 · Greg Sestero, the co-author of this book, played Mark in 'The Room.' Greg Sestero Sestero's relationship with Tommy Wiseau, however, started before the movie was even conceived. This memoir, written years after the film became a big hit, tells the story of Sestero's friendship with Wiseau.....and the making of 'The Room.' *****
Jul 10, 2023 · In a Q&A, Sestero talked all things The Room and The Disaster Artist, his 2013 book about making the film, which inspired a movie of the same name starring James Franco and Seth Rogen. Directed and written by Tommy Wiseau, The Room follows three protagonists, Lisa, Johnny and Mark, as they engage in a drama-filled love triangle.
