James Franco Aquires the Rights to "The Disaster Artist"

[Sawyer]

http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/james-franco-disaster-artist-movie-the-room/

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

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?!”

Oh Lawd...

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Solidus]

Heck yes!!! I still need to buy this book.

 

[enterthemadness]

Heck yes!!! I still need to buy this book.

It's really good. Read it in 2-3 weeks. Amazing. One of those books where I couldn't wait to read more and more of it.

 

[titansupes]

Oh, wow! I only found out about this book just last night and read the preview pages on Amazon. Ah-maz-ing. And now a movie? I'll watch. I'll watch the hell out of it.

 

[CapedCrusader14]

Oh my I really can't wait to see this.

 

[terry78]

Franco, you really are one of us. But you actually do all the bizarre **** we talk about.

 

[Solidus]

It's really good. Read it in 2-3 weeks. Amazing. One of those books where I couldn't wait to read more and more of it.

I've heard that, I ordered it on Amazon last night. So I will check it out.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

Is Franco playing Wisseau? He f***ing better.

 

[titansupes]

I imagined he'd be playing Greg/Mark.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

I think I read a tweet from him earlier that he wants his brother on the movie as well. Maybe Dave will Mark, and James will be Wisseau. Please Franco...I need this

 

[dude stannis]

Jason Statham as the drug dealer who wants his money please.

 

[Kane52630]

Hear me out....


...


Leo DiCaprio as Tommy Wisseau. It's his sure fire win to get that Oscar.

 

[terry78]

After the last few weeks I would not be shocked if he wanted to take that role.

 

[Sawyer]

Hear me out....


...


Leo DiCaprio as Tommy Wisseau. It's his sure fire win to get that Oscar.

 

[gwynplaine]

Johnny Depp as Wiseau. He's got the hair and he played Ed Woodt:

 

[enterthemadness]

Jason Statham as the drug dealer who wants his money please.

Hear me out....having seen Welcome to the Jungle...Jean Claude Van Damme.

 

[Sawyer]

Oh, ETM.... you are the Tommy Wiseau of the Hype.

 

[gwynplaine]

Hear me out....having seen Welcome to the Jungle...Jean Claude Van Damme.

Good one

 

[terry78]

Oh, ETM.... you are the Tommy Wiseau of the Hype.

I think that guy got banned.

 

[dude stannis]

Hear me out....having seen Welcome to the Jungle...Jean Claude Van Damme.

Van Damme as the drug dealer or Van Damme as Wiseau? Because Van Damme for Wiseau =

 

[gwynplaine]

I concur. Van Damme for Wiseau =

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Brother Jack]

As good/crazy as this news is, it will probably never live up to the insanity of the real story.

 

[enterthemadness]

Oh, ETM.... you are the Tommy Wiseau of the Hype.

Well, since JAL got banned...and I'm stiiiiiiiiiill here....alright.

Good one

Van Damme as the drug dealer or Van Damme as Wiseau? Because Van Damme for Wiseau =

I concur. Van Damme for Wiseau =

Van Damm as Tommy W? My goooooooooooooooooooooooood yes.


Let's have Karl Plinkington as the drug dealer. Imagine that....SAWYAR!