the disaster artist movie was based on tommy wiseau.
the disaster artist movie was based on tommy wiseau.
who is the disaster artist movie based on?
tommy wiseau
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the disaster artist: my life inside the room, the greatest bad movie ever made is a 2013 non-fiction book written by greg sestero and tom bissell. sestero details the troubled development and production of the 2003 cult film "the room," his own struggles as a young actor, and his relationship with "room" director tommy wiseau.









































in december 2017, a film adaptation of the same name was released, directed and produced by and starring james franco as wiseau, with his brother dave franco in the role of sestero.









































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the disaster artist
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 was set to direct and play wiseau, and his brother dave franco was cast as sestero. james franco stated "the disaster artist" was "a combination of "boogie nights" and "the master"." according to franco, wiseau initially had hoped johnny depp would play him. in april 2016, the title was reported to have changed from "the disaster artist" to "the masterpiece", though "the disaster artist" was confirmed as the official title when the film's sxsw premiere was announced.
the disaster artist (film)