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The Disaster Artist
A group of people in tuxedos in a theatre watching a film.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Franco
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBrandon Trost
Edited byStacey Schroeder
Music byDave Porter
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12) (SXSW)
  • December 1, 2017 (2017-12-01) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Disaster Artist is a 2017 American biographical comedy-drama film produced and directed by James Franco. Written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on Greg Sestero's non-fiction book of the same name. The film chronicles the making of Tommy Wiseau's 2003 cult film The Room. The film stars James and Dave Franco as Wiseau and Sestero, alongside a supporting cast featuring Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson and Jacki Weaver.

Principal photography began on December 8, 2015. A work-in-progress cut of the film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12, 2017; it was later screened at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, and at the 2017 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it won its top prize, the Golden Shell.[4] Distributed by A24, the film is scheduled to have a limited release in the United States on December 1, 2017, before opening wide on December 8, 2017. The Disaster Artist has received positive reviews, with James Franco's performance earning notable praise.[5][6]

Plot

The film depicts the meeting and early friendship of Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau, the actors behind the 2003 cult film The Room, a film often hailed as the Citizen Kane of bad movies, the troubled making of it, and their respective careers after the surprising success of the film.

Cast

Celebrity cameos include Bryan Cranston,[11] Zach Braff, J. J. Abrams, David DeCoteau, Lizzy Caplan, Kristen Bell, Keegan-Michael Key, Adam Scott, Danny McBride[12] and Angelyne as themselves and Tommy Wiseau as Henry.[13]

Production

Development

In February 2014, Seth Rogen's production company Point Grey Pictures announced it had acquired the book and film rights to The Disaster Artist. James Franco would direct and play Wiseau, and his brother Dave Franco would star as Sestero. Franco stated The Disaster Artist was "a combination of Boogie Nights and The Master."[14] According to Franco, Wiseau initially had hoped Johnny Depp would play him, although he later agreed to let Franco play the role.[15] At one point the title was reported to have changed from The Disaster Artist to The Masterpiece in April 2016,[16] though The Disaster Artist was confirmed as the official title when the film's SXSW premiere was announced.[17]

Casting

In June 2014, James Franco's younger brother, Dave Franco, informally announced at a midnight showing of The Room that he had been cast in the co-starring role of Greg Sestero. When Tommy Wiseau was asked in a Q&A session for his thoughts about Franco playing Sestero, Wiseau praised the decision.[18] The film marks the first collaboration of Dave with his brother James, as the younger Franco had claimed to seek different projects deliberately, stating in an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, "I didn't want people to think I was riding his coattails."[19] As New Line Cinema sought to acquire The Disaster Artist in October 2015, one of the film's producers and frequent James Franco collaborator, Seth Rogen, was negotiating for the role of The Room's script supervisor Sandy Schklair.[20] Schklair expressed concern over the film's portrayal of him, as Rogen did not pursue contact with him, despite his offers to sit down and discuss the film.[21] The remainder of the principal cast was revealed in the days prior to the beginning of filming in early December 2015: Josh Hutcherson plays Philip Haldiman, Ari Graynor as Juliette Danielle, Jacki Weaver as Carolyn Minnott, Hannibal Buress as Bill Meur, Andrew Santino as Scott Holmes, and Zac Efron as Dan Janjigian.[22][23][24][25] Dave Franco's then-fiancée, Alison Brie, joined the cast in the role of Sestero's then-girlfriend.[26] Sharon Stone was later announced to have been cast as Hollywood talent agent Iris Burton.[27] Sestero announced in January 2016 that Bryan Cranston was cast in the movie in an undisclosed role, then announced in November 2016 that he would be playing himself during his time working on Malcolm in the Middle.[28]

Music

Dave Porter composed the film's score.[29]

Filming

Principal photography began on December 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.[30] Filming ended on January 28, 2016.[31]

Release

The film had its premiere, in a work-in-progress form, at South by Southwest on March 12, 2017.[32][33][17] In May 2017, A24 acquired distribution rights to the film, and set the film for a limited release on December 1, 2017, before opening wide on December 8.[34] Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute the film internationally.[35]

Critical response

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 94% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Oh, hai Mark. The Disaster Artist is a surprisingly poignant and charming movie-about-a-movie that explores the creative process with unexpected delicacy."[36] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on reviews from 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[37]

The film received a standing ovation at its initial screening at South by Southwest.[38][39]

Erik Childress of The Playlist gave the film a positive review, dubbing Franco's performance his "best performance since his Oscar-nominated turn in 127 Hours." Further, he wrote that "as a director it is nice to finally see him embrace the comfort zone of comedy with enough cameos to rival Robert Altman's The Player."[40] Peter Debruge of Variety also gave the film a positive review, calling it a "genuine capacity to delight, whether or not the audiences in question have seen The Room."[41]

Accolades

Awards
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result
Gotham Independent Film Awards November 27, 2017[42] Best Actor James Franco Pending
Hollywood Film Awards November 5, 2017[43] Hollywood Screenwriter Award Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber Won
San Sebastián International Film Festival September 30, 2017[44] Golden Shell The Disaster Artist
Feroz Zinemaldia Prize
Toronto International Film Festival September 17, 2017[45] People's Choice Award, Midnight Madness The Disaster Artist First runner-up

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