Best F r iends , written by Sestero who also co-wrote the book The Disaster Artist , is a dark, almost Lynchian and allegorical tale of their friendship and sees Wiseau play an eccentric mortician in a role that takes full advantage of his numerous peculiarities. Because, of course he does. You need to give them something unique. But the response overall has been great. People have found it entertaining. It was trying to make a film from my love of film and giving Tommy a part that I think he could actually be unique in.
Cynics out there might suggest that Best F r iends — which premiered in March — was timed purely to take advantage of the buzz around yourselves and The Disaster Artist. Was this the case, or was it all just a merry coincidence? Sestero : No, It started two years ago. The Disaster Artist had been filmed, but there was no release date, no word of what was going to happen with it. And then I got this idea of doing this film and reuniting Tommy and I. We just went out and filmed it for months on end.
There was no real specific goal that it was going to be timed for this and that. It was just trying to make a new film. Now the dust has settled, have you had a chance to sit down and reflect on the past 12 months? But it was an incredible year — so many things came full circle, which was very rewarding.
Wiseau: Everything was crazy. Disaster Artist. Then Best F r iends. Then back to The Room. Greg Sestero, who starred opposite Wiseau in The Room , claimed that Wiseau gave different backstories regarding his wealth. He was told that Wiseau made a fortune flipping real estate in San Francisco , or that Wiseau was awarded a large settlement after getting into a car accident with a wealthy Hollywood producer. Sestero has not found evidence to support either of these claims.
Another theory is that Wiseau is actually D. If you work, you have to save money, right? Primary among them: What in the world were they thinking when they made the thing?
It's so strange, so unexplainable, so fantastically off that since its release, it has spawned a midnight-movie cult following, transforming it into a sort of modern-day "Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Here's the thing, though: "The Room" writer-director-producer-star Tommy Wiseau is, and seemingly enjoys being, something of a man of mystery. That being the case, "The Disaster Artist" -- which stars and was directed by James Franco -- still leaves key questions about Wiseau unanswered.
At the top of the list of questions over which fans of "The Room" obsess: How old is he, really? Wiseau's accent suggests he is from somewhere in eastern Europe -- some have speculated Poland -- but "The Disaster Artist" has a lot of fun with his repeated assertions that he is from New Orleans.
In the book on which the film is based, author and "The Room" co-star Greg Sestero says Wiseau apparently really did live for a while in the St. Bernard Parish community of Chalmette, spent a lot of time in the French Quarter and even worked in the dairy department at a local Schwegmann's grocery store before heading out for the West Coast.
For his part, Wiseau has neither shared nor confirmed any details about his life before "The Room. On Nov.
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