Bob Odenkirk to Play Tommy Wiseau's Role in Greenscreen Remake of THE ROOM for Charity

The insanely bad cult classic drama The Room from writer, director, and actor Tommy Wiseau has been the topic of many a Hollywood conversation over the years. After its release in 2003, people started talking about the film, its acting, and story, calling it so bad, it’s good. Then we saw James Franco turn the whole making of The Room into another movie with the 2017 biographical dramedy, The Disaster Artist.

Now the film is being revisited once again in a remake, featuring Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk in the lead role. The project is mostly set to be shot via greenscreen, and proceeds from it will be donated to benefit amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. The organization Acting For a Cause is also involved, though it's unclear if they're also benefiting from donations, or if they're only backing the remake. Brando Crawford, the founder of Acting For a Cause, took credit for direction in a recent Instagram post.

Jarad Schwartz of Acting for a Cause took to Instagram to share a photo of himself with Odenkirk saying, "Something big coming this spring." While that doesn't offer much, it does seem to confirm a release window for the remake. Also of note, all of the social media posts include virtually nothing but green screen, indicating that they did utilize little by way of practical sets to accomplish this bizarre undertaking. When asked on Reddit whether the project "is select scenes or a movie," actor Cameron Kasky replied, "Oh, full f***ing movie." He also later confirmed on Twitter that director Crawford and Bella Heathcote (Pieces of Her, The Neon Demon) will appear in the film.

This sounds pretty fun, and it’s for a good cause. Will you be tuning in to see Odenkirk in the lead role in The Room? I just hope he’s wearing a wig.

via: /Film