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First Look at James Franco as Tommy Wiseau in 'Disaster Artist'
8 December 2015 3:46 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Actor-director-producer James Franco has started production on his latest film The Disaster Artist, which will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the production of Tommy Wiseau's The Room. Earlier today, James Franco, who will portray Tommy Wiseau himself and direct, shared the first photo from the set on his Facebook page. The actor is seen in costume alongside his brother, Dave Franco, who is playing The Room co-star Greg Sestero.
The Hollywood Reporter also reveals that Zac Efron has signed on for a cameo role as a drug dealer. The cast also includes Seth Rogen, who is producing through his Point Grey Pictures company, Ari Graynor, Jacki Weaver, Hannibal Buress, Andrew Santino, Josh Hutcherson and Kate Upton. The story will follow two outsiders with no filmmaking experience who embark on a journey to make their dreams come true.
The Disaster Artist is based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell »
- MovieWeb
First Look At The Franco Brothers In The Disaster Artist As Drama Recruits Kate Upton, Jacki Weaver And More
8 December 2015 7:29 AM, PST | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
James Franco has offered up our first look at both him and brother Dave Franco in upcoming making-of drama, The Disaster Artist.
Shedding light on the creation of much-maligned cult drama The Room, James Franco is starring and directing the feature film as Tommy Wiseau, while Dave plays carefree jock, Mark. With production now set to get underway, The Hollywood Reporter confirms that a slew of talent has been added for the non-fiction drama, including model and actress Kate Upton, Ari Graynor, Jacki Weaver, Hannibal Buress and Andrew Santino. They’ll star opposite The Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson, who was recruited for the picture only yesterday as Philip Haldiman.
Lifted from Greg Sestero’s first-hand experience with The Room and what it was like to work with the eccentric Wiseau, Franco’s directorial effort will be underpinned by Sestero’s non-fiction novel The Disaster Artist, which he penned alongside »
- Michael Briers
Zac Efron Joining Seth Rogen, James Franco in 'Disaster Artist' (Exclusive)
7 December 2015 12:33 PM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Zac Efron is re-teaming with his Neighbors cohort Seth Rogen for The Disaster Artist, New Line’s making-of movie about the 2003 drama The Room, widely considered one of the worst movies of all time. Rogen is one of the stars of Disaster Artist and is producing it with his Point Grey Pictures partner Evan Goldberg, Vince Jolivette and Good Universe. James Franco is directing and also starring in the movie, which is based on a 2013 book by Greg Sestero, who starred in Room, and Tom Bissell. New Line’s movie is planned as a buddy comedy about two
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- Borys Kit
Jacki Weaver, Hannibal Buress Join James Franco’s ‘The Disaster Artist’
7 December 2015 11:41 AM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Jacki Weaver, Hannibal Buress, Ari Graynor and Andrew Santino have joined the cast of the New Line comedy “The Disaster Artist,” starring James and Dave Franco.
Josh Hutcherson and Seth Rogen also star in the film, which James Franco is writing and directing.
The film takes an in-depth look at the making of the 2003 cult classic “The Room” — hailed by many as one of the worst movies ever made. James Franco will play director Tommy Wiseau while Dave Franco will play Greg Sestero, who co-starred in the film. Theaters across the nation still play the pic during midnight showings over the weekend.
Buress will play Bill Meur, the owner of the stage Wiseau rents for his movie. Santino will portray Scott Holmes, an inexperienced actor who is cast to play Mike in “The Room.”
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber penned the script. Good Universe is producing “Disaster Artist” along »
- Justin Kroll
Josh Hutcherson Boards James Franco’s Adaptation Of The Disaster Artist
7 December 2015 9:15 AM, PST | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
With David and James Franco already on board, The Hollywood Reporter brings word that The Hunger Games and Divergent star Josh Hutcherson is in line to join The Disaster Artist, a making-of story that chronicles the infamous creation of The Room.
Based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell’s award-winning non-fiction novel of the same name, James Franco will direct and star in the feature as Tommy Wiseau, the idiosyncratic filmmaker that released cult thriller The Room in 2003, which is held up by many as one of the worst movies of all time. Now, more than a decade later, Franco and Co. are ready to tell the story behind the lens. At the time, Wiseau set out to write, direct and produce an offbeat drama with zero filmmaking experience, and the end result birthed a film that was considered to be so bad it was good.
For the uninitiated, the »
- Michael Briers
Josh Hutcherson Joins James Franco’s ‘The Disaster Artist’
4 December 2015 5:16 PM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
With “The Hunger Games” franchise behind him, Josh Hutcherson will go from one of the biggest franchises of all time to a film about one of the greatest disasters of all time.
Hutcherson is in talks to join James and Dave Franco in New Line’s “The Disaster Artist,” the comedy based on the making of the cult classic, “The Room.”
James Franco will also direct the pic from a script penned by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber.
The film takes a fun, in-depth look at how Tommy Wiseau came up with the idea of the film hailed by many as one of the worst films ever made. James Franco will play Wiseau while Dave Franco will play Greg Sestero, who co-starred in the film. While many consider it a bad movie, its cult following is wide; theaters across the nation still play the film on midnight runs over the weekend, »
- Justin Kroll
Movie Review – The Night Before (2015)
20 November 2015 9:30 AM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
The Night Before, 2015.
Directed by Jonathan Levine.
Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, Jillian Bell, Helene Yorke, Ilana Glazer, Aaron Hill, James Franco, Tracy Morgan, and Miley Cyrus.
Synopsis:
On Christmas eve, three lifelong friends, two of whom are Jewish, spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.
It was only a matter of time before Seth Rogen and his usual accomplices took their brand of juvenile hijinks and camaraderie, deciding to blend off-the-cuff, rapid fire humor into the holidays; more specifically, Christmas. What’s mildly disappointing about The Night Before is that, outside of a few clever ideas here and there, the formula for these raunchy offerings stay relatively untouched. The Christmas setting is most definitely taken full advantage of, but at the end of the day you’ve just watched another movie starring all of these interchangeable by »
- Robert Kojder
Film Review: Spirit Starts Early in Fun, Raunchy ‘The Night Before’
20 November 2015 7:33 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – The tradition of the holiday party gets a workout in “The Night Before,” as three friends take a Christmas Eve walk through the environs of New York City, and make their merry journey an unforgettable night of libation enhancement, magic moments and yes, the Holiday Spirit.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie are the three, and in a sense they’re all looking for something on the Eve of the Day. Given that this is essentially a Seth Rogen/Evan Goldberg joint (“Pineapple Express”), there is a lot of raunch as well, like cocaine blood that falls in a drink. But the whole affair has a lightness and casual humor that makes it warmer than expected, and every “movie star” worth their salt wants to have the film that will be pulled out (downloaded? implanted?) every November and December. “The Night Before” just might have the holiday »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
The Night Before (2015) – The Review
19 November 2015 10:25 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Good golly Miss Holly, the big bird’s not in the oven and here we’ve got the second Christmas movie exploding onto screens across the country. Yes, the stench of Love The Coopers is still wafting through the multiplex as this new holiday comedy debuts. But there’s a big difference, well several really. This new comedy definitely and defiantly earns its ‘R’ rating, this thanks in part to its main star, the new king of “stoner”, slacker comedies, Mr. Seth Rogen. After flexing his dramatic muscles in Steve Jobs as Steve Wozniak, he’s returned to his comfort zone as part of a comedy trio this time out. He’s re-united (and it feels so good) with a former co-star, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The two were memorable best buds in 2011’s (can it really be four years?) 50/50. And rounding out the threesome, is a survivor of the Coopers catastrophe, »
- Jim Batts
Bill Hader set for David Foster Wallace-inspired comedy Empress of Serenity
19 November 2015 6:00 PM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl scribe Jesse Andrews (of both the novel and the screenplay) has just announced his next project, of which he will both write and direct. With Bill Hader now locked in as the lead, Empress of Serenity, which is inspired by David Foster Wallace’s A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again, appears to have great potential.
According to Deadline, Andrews’ script is an edgy comedy following an animal rights lawyer who, while grieving his mother’s death, finds unlikely friendship after he’s coerced by his estranged father to go on a 45-day cruise.
Empress of Serenity will mark Andrews’ directorial debut. The film will be produced by Stephen Chbosky, along with Mr. Mudd’s Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith and John Malkovich. Per The Wrap, The group previously collaborated on The Perks of Being a Wallflower, of which — like Andrews with »
- William Fanelli
‘The Night Before’ Premiere: Seth Rogen Feels Deja Vu a Year After ‘The Interview’
19 November 2015 12:48 PM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
For Seth Rogen, Wednesday night’s premiere of Sony’s Christmas comedy “The Night Before” at downtown L.A.’s Ace Hotel brought back a strong sense of deja vu — given that “The Interview” premiered nearly a year earlier at the same venue, albeit under much different circumstances.
“This is such a different vibe from ‘The Interview’ premiere, which was a lot of fun. For one thing, this one is different because we’re actually going to get the movie out into theaters,” Rogen recalled with his trademark chuckle.
At the time of “The Interview’s” Dec. 11 premiere, Sony had endured a painful cyberhack and growing retaliatory threats, later revealed to be issued from North Korea — leading to major chains refusing to show the movie at all. The premiere was subdued — with a small press line and talent declining interviews.
“I like this theater a lot and actually have very fond memories of that premiere, »
- Dave McNary
‘The Night Before’ is a raunchy alternative to winter Oscar bait
19 November 2015 12:34 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Written by Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter, Jonathan Levine, and Ariel Shaffir
Directed by Jonathan Levine
U.S, 2015
Every November and December studios release holiday-themed flicks to cash in on the frenzy of the season. Every once in a while a gem like Gremlins or Elf comes out and becomes yearly viewing, but what’s more common is a lot of middling fare that clogs theatres. It comes as a great pleasure that The Night Before is the former, rather than the latter. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, who previously worked together on Jonathan Levine’s 50/50, have a natural chemistry together, and pairing the two again is a total no-brainer. Throw Anthony Mackie into the mix and you have a gross-out comedy worth visiting every year.
It’s New York City, and three lifelong friends in the prime of their lives are going to have their biggest Christmas Eve of all time. »
- Colin Biggs
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: His best performances to date
19 November 2015 9:32 AM, PST | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
Simply put, it’s hard to find a more charming up and coming A-lister in Hollywood right now than Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He is one of the industries most uniquely talented actors, with an eye towards filmmaking as well. This week, he goes the raunchy buddy comedy route while mixing in the holiday movie route with The Night Before. Interestingly enough, this also re-teams him with a cast member and a director that led to some of his best work to date (Seth Rogen and Jonathan Levine, respectively. As such, I have a list of his best performances below for you to check out, after a bit on the new flick and what Gordon-Levitt’s career has been like so far… The Night Before is a comedy centered around three friends (Gordon-Levitt and Rogen, along with Anthony Mackie) who have a Christmas tradition of going out and partying. As age and life interfere, »
- Joey Magidson
Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘Hunger Games’ Finale Eyes $125 Million Box Office Farewell
18 November 2015 12:14 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Moviegoers this weekend will pay a tribute north of $125 million to Jennifer Lawrence‘s Katniss Everdeen and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2,” the final entry in Lionsgate’s blockbuster young adult franchise that debuts Friday. That will be more than enough to knock James Bond thriller “Spectre” from the top spot and outstrip the weekend’s other two wide openers, analysts say. The R-rated Seth Rogen-Evan Goldberg holiday comedy “The Night Before” from Sony Pictures is projected to land at around $15 million, and “Secret in Their Eyes,” an ensemble thriller starring Julia Roberts, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Nicole Kidman from Stx. »
- Todd Cunningham
Review: 'The Night Before' offers up a wild and heartfelt holiday adventure
17 November 2015 10:08 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
One of the reasons "This Is The End" worked is because Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were serious about the horror elements in the film, making the comedy even more of a pressure valve. If you're working to subvert a genre from within, you can't do it with tongue too firmly in cheek or you risk making a parody. With "The Night Before," the script by Jonathan Levine, Kyle Hunter, Ariel Sfaffir and Evan Goldberg is not just a story set during Christmas, but is a very knowing and intentional "Christmas movie," with any number of references to other Christmas films and with plenty of smart takes on the various tropes of the genre. It may be overstuffed the point of bursting, but there's much to like here. Beyond that, though, "The Night Before" is a consistently funny and genuinely heartfelt story about three friends at a turning point in their friendship, »
- Drew McWeeny
The Night Before Review
17 November 2015 9:15 AM, PST | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
A bawdy and big-hearted stocking-stuffer for the adults used to enduring all manner of kid-friendly rubbish around the holidays, The Night Before is also much, much better than the movie it’s being sold as. Yes, this is an R-rated, drug-filled, profanity-laden comedy about three friends (Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie) who set out to end their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery on a (very) high note. And yes, it totally follows through on that premise, taking said friends on an insane adventure through the snow-dusted streets of New York City as they struggle to make their way to that most hallowed of holiday bashes: the Nutcracka Ball.
But The Night Before is also the work of writer-director Jonathan Levine (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, The Wackness, 50/50, Warm Bodies), who has over the years proven himself remarkably proficient at taking just about any genre and cutting through all its B. »
- Isaac Feldberg
Kay Cannon To Make Directorial Debut With The Pact
16 November 2015 4:49 AM, PST | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
In what can only be described as great news, multiple award-winning writer and producer Kay Cannon is finally set to make her feature film directorial debut, with the upcoming comedy movie, The Pact. The producers of the film – including Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg – will almost certainly be hoping to cash in on Cannon’s impressive comedic skill-set, which helped the TV series 30 Rock achieve dizzying heights of success, and the Pitch Perfect film franchise earn more than $400 million in box office so far.
The Pact is written by Brian Kehoe and Jim Kehoe (Overachievers), with Deadline reporting that Eben Russell, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg also worked on the script. It is, unsurprisingly, a male-dominated story, focusing on three highly protective fathers, and their efforts to derail a pact made by their respective daughters, that would see them each lose their virginity on Prom night. While the plot sounds »
- Sarah Myles
Pitch Perfect writer Kay Cannon to make directorial debut with The Pact
14 November 2015 5:30 PM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Variety has reported that Pitch Perfect screenwriter Kay Cannon is set to step behind the camera for the first time on sex comedy The Pact.
See Also: Elizabeth Banks will return to direct Pitch Perfect 3
Cannon, who has worked as a writer on New Girl and was Emmy-nominated for 30 Rock, has penned the scripts for both of the films in the acapella-themed Pitch Perfect franchise and has signed on to write the third.
The Pact will follow a trio of parents who attempt to stop their respective daughters from fulfilling an American Pie-style “pact” to lose their virginities on prom night.
Comedy producing duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Bad Neighbours) are also attached to the project and Cannon’s husband, Eben Russell (Last Man Standing), is set to rewrite the script.
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- Tom Beasley
Kay Cannon to direct 'The Pact'
13 November 2015 10:26 AM, PST | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
Point Grey, Good Universe and Hurwitz & Schlossberg Productions have hired Pitch Perfect screenwriter Kay Cannon to make her directorial debut on the feature comedy.
The Pact tells of three parents who discover their daughters have made a deal to lose their virginities on prom night and set out to stop them before it is too late.
Point Grey’s Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver will produce alongside Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg and Dmg Entertainment’s Chris Fenton.
Eben Russell is doing a re-write on the screenplay, whose writers include Hurwitz and Schlossberg and brothers Brian and Jim Kehoe.
Nathan Kahane, Joe Drake and Chris Cowles will serve as executive producers and Josh Fagen will oversee the project for Point Grey and Spencer Wong for Good Universe.
Cannon wrote Pitch Perfect and is an award-winning writer on 30 Rock. She co-produced Universal’s comedy Baby Mama and was a co-executive producer on Fox’s New Girl.
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- jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
‘Pitch Perfect’ Writer Kay Cannon Directing Sex Comedy ‘The Pact’
13 November 2015 9:46 AM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Kay Cannon is making her feature directorial debut on the sex comedy “The Pact” for Point Grey, Good Universe and Hurwitz and Schlossberg Productions.
Cannon wrote both “Pitch Perfect” movie scripts and is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer for “30 Rock,” also serving as a co-executive producer and writer on “New Girl.”
Cannon’s husband, Eben Russell, has also been tapped for a rewrite on the script about three parents who, upon discovering that their daughters have made a pact to lose their virginities on prom night, go out and try and stop them before it’s too late.
Point Grey’s Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver will produce alongside Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg and Dmg Entertainment’s Chris Fenton from a script by Russell, Hurwitz and Schlossberg and brothers Brian and Jim Kehoe.
Nathan Kahane, Joe Drake and Chris Cowles will executive produce. Josh Fagen will oversee »
- Dave McNary
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