Oscar-Nominated Disaster Artist Screenwriters on the Art of Adaptation
Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter have a history of bringing character-driven stories to the big screen. They co-wrote the 2009 drama (500) Days of Summer together and they’ve successfully adapted several beloved books into screenplays. In 2013, their cinematic adaptation of Tim Tharp’s novel The Spectacular Now arrived in theaters to rave reviews. A ...
Oscar Watch: The Disaster Artist Composer on Memorializing the Best Bad Movie Ever
Nearly everyone who loves a good story dreams of making their own movie at some point in their life. Very few actually ever try it, and even fewer succeed. In 2003, Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero set out to make The Room, a ‘real Hollywood movie’ that is often regarded as one of the worst ...
Here’s What Happens When You Call That Phone Number in The Disaster Artist Trailer
A longstanding icon of the Los Angeles skyline that has been both mocked and revered in its time was recently recreated. No, it’s not the Hollywood sign. We’re talking about the infamous billboard for cult classic The Room. The original signage touting the film that’s been called “the worst movie of all time” featured star and ...
Fall Read/Watch List: Check out These Books Before Their Cinematic Adaptations Arrive
Each year, there are a wide variety of new films that have been adapted from novels, biographies and memoirs. In 2017 alone, disparate movies like Fifty Shades Darker, The Shack, A Dog’s Purpose, The Zookeeper’s Wife and The Dark Tower were adapted from books. These films had little in common other than the commonality of ...
James Franco Plays Creator of the Greatest Bad Film of all Time in The Disaster Artist Teaser
To some, director/writer/star Tommy Wiseau’s The Room (2003) is the greatest terrible movie of all time. The Room was centered on a melodramatic love triangle between a fun loving banker Johnny (played by Wiseau), his scheming fiance, Lisa (Juliette Davis) and his best friend Mark (Greg Sestero). The film includes a bunch of unrelated subplots, and ...
