{"id":37215,"date":"2017-09-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/the-disaster-artist-trailer-james-franco\/"},"modified":"2017-09-12T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T07:00:00","slug":"the-disaster-artist-trailer-james-franco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/culture\/the-disaster-artist-trailer-james-franco\/","title":{"rendered":"James Franco\u2019s \u201cThe Disaster Artist\u201d Trailer Drops, Belly Button Sex Scene and All"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone who has briefly considered going to film school has seen, or at least heard tale of, The Room<\/a><\/em>. The 2003 cult classic, written, directed, and produced by Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau, gives Trolls 3<\/em> a run for its money for title of worst movie ever.<\/p>\n

Distributors A24<\/a> and James Franco, who formerly teamed up for Spring Breakers<\/a><\/em> and The Adderall Diaries<\/a><\/em>, are now shining a spotlight on what many call the Citizen Kane<\/em> of shitty movies.<\/p>\n

Franco, who co-produced and directs The Disaster Artist<\/a><\/em>, appears as Wiseau, a character who, if he was not real, critics would likely label as absolutely unbelievable, in his quest to somehow<\/em> get “The Room” made. Dave Franco also stars in the movie as Wiseau's friend and co-star, Greg Sestero.<\/p>\n

The film is based on Sestero’s memoir, also titled The Disaster Artist<\/em>, co-written by Tom Bissell. The memoir depicts the hardships of making a movie where the creator was known for rewriting scenes as they were filming, destroying sets only to have them rebuilt the next day, and where a budget of $6 million was made to look like $6.<\/p>\n

Seth Rogen<\/a>, Alison Brie, Zac Efron, Josh Huterson, Jacki Weaver, Ari Graynor and Jason Mantzoukas round out the cast.<\/p>\n