With 2017 off to a start one cannot help but anticipate the large variety of films in store for the next 12 months. From DC to Marvel, Star Wars to Kong, Trainspotting 2 to It, it's safe to say that this will be another year well spent at the cinema. However, this is not a post about these films, oh no, this post is about a number of projects being released this year that tie in with The Room. For those of you who don't know, The Room is often considered one of the worst films of all time, a cinematic oddity that needs to be seen to be believed. It has been labelled the Citizen Kane of bad films due to it being written, directed, produced by and starring the one and only Tommy Wiseau, the true auteur of terrible. Due to its awful and sheer outlandish nature, the film has become a cult classic of sorts and has garnered a huge fanbase that includes the likes of David Cross, Paul Rudd, and even myself. Which is why this gives me immense pleasure to announce that 2017 will see the release of not one, not two, but three new projects related to The Room. This is incredibly exciting if you're a fan of The Room, so join me below as I go through what's in store for you fanboys and fangirls this year.
The Room Actors: Where Are They Now?
Ever wondered what happened to the cast members of The Room? Well this little web series will give you an inside look at the lives of those unfortunate actors who starred alongside Tommy Wiseau all those years ago. Well, sort of. The Room Actors: Where Are They Now? is a mockumentary style web series that will take a tongue-in-cheek look at the fictionalised lives of a number of The Room's cast members. It's written and directed by Robyn Paris, aka Michelle from The Room, and stars a number of her former co-stars including Juliette Danielle (Lisa), Philip Haldiman (Denny) and Dan Janjigian (Chris R). To me this is a really exciting project, I had always pondered the whereabouts of the cast of The Room ever since my first viewing, so seeing them back in action in fictional versions of their own lives will be a real treat. It's nice to see that they can laugh at The Room and themselves as much as we can, and this project looks like it will have plenty of laughs for fans of The Room everywhere. The Room Actors: Where Are They Now? finished production last year and is set to be entered into a number of web festivals this year so keep you eyes peeled for it.
You can watch the trailer here.
The Masterpiece
A few years ago, Greg Sestero, aka Mark from The Room, released a book entitled The Disaster Artist that gave an account of the production of The Room and his friendship with Tommy Wiseau. The book is incredibly hilarious and is a must read for any fan of the film, it even became so popular that it's getting its own film adaptation. James Franco will be stepping into the role of Tommy Wiseau while his brother Dave Franco will be Sestero. Alongside the Franco brothers will be the likes of Seth Rogen, Josh Hutcherson and Zac Efron taking on the roles of a number of cast and crew members of The Room. If you thought the film itself was bad then you're in for a treat as what went on behind the scenes was equally as bizarre. From going through a number of different crews, to mid-production re-casts, to every outlandish decision made by director Tommy Wiseau, this is a story that has to be seen to be believed. Sestero's book is already comedy gold, so with the likes of James Franco and Seth Rogen behind its adaptation, The Masterpiece is sure to be an instant classic for fans of The Room everywhere. While there is no official trailer of release date, production has reportedly finished and it is slated for a 2017 release.
Best F(r)iends
Right, so a few months ago my friends and I attended a Q&A type thing with Greg Sestero where he talked a bit about The Room, signed copies of his book and all that stuff. Towards the end of the night the audience were promised a sneak peek at an upcoming project related to The Room, initially I was expecting a teaser for The Masterpiece, but what we got was something even more bizarre. Instead, we got a trailer for the upcoming collaboration between Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau himself. That's right, Tommy Wiseau and his beloved co-star of The Room are reuniting for another film, one that you wouldn't exactly expect for that matter. The trailer begins with a blood soaked Sestero wandering through a desert before arriving in the city, carrying a sign claiming that his family were kinapped by ninjas. Suddenly, a mysterious man in a funeral hearse pulls up offering him a job, this man is Tommy Wiseau, the crowd went wild. The trailer gets even more bizarre from there in what looks like some surreal, buddy-heist film that I can't even put into words. It's hard to tell what type of film this will be, will it be a tongue-in-cheek throwback to The Room? Will it be a more serious outing for the duo? Or will it be something completely different altogether? We will have to wait to find out, and while there is no official release date the film is supposedly slated for a release later this year.
You can watch that rollercoaster ride of a trailer here.
So as you can see, if you're a fan of The Room then 2017 is without a doubt an exciting year. While there is no official release date for any of these projects, they all seem to have wrapped up production or are at least close to doing so. With that in mind we can look forward to a good year for The Room.
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