Directed, produced, written and starring someone who wouldn’t be hired in any movies otherwise, “The Room” confused and amazed the small audiences that first went to see it in theaters during 2003. Tommy Wiseau, the star, captured the curiosity of his spectators through his odd accent and even odder movie. Many audience members were left questioning whether or not the poor drama-acting was meant to be satirical, which it wasn’t. With their love of the movie, the Franco brothers, James (as seen in “127 Hours”) and Dave (as seen in “21 Jump Street”), decided to film a movie based on the tell-all novel from one of Wiseau’s cast mates during filming. Their movie, “The Disaster Artist”, premiered at the South by Southwest film festival to rave reviews.

“‘The Room’ is not the worst movie, it is the best worst movie,” James said in an interview with Vanity Fair. “I think that is an important distinction.”

 With 32 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and the passing of 12 years, The Room is still a cult classic. It is played at midnight showings all across the world and even at the local Inwood Theater. “The Disaster Artist” seems to be a complete juxtaposition of fate from the movie it is based off of. It has an initial rating of 94 percent on rotten tomatoes and James Franco might even be nominated for his portrayal of the crazy-yet-passionate Wiseau.

“I 99.9 percent approve [“The Disaster Artist],” Wiseau said in an interview with The LA Times when asked about his thoughts on the new movie. “I think [James] did a good job, but I also think I did a good job. They did a great job, I don’t have anything to complain.”

Through awkward lines and terrible acting, “The Room”’s eight million dollar budget was unfortunately no match to the less than two thousand dollars the movie actually ended up profiting. However, Wiseau loved his movie so much, he held it in theaters for two weeks so that it could be nominated for an Oscar. Now his film may come full circle in an unexpected way.

James worked hard to master Wiseau’s odd mannerisms and kooky polish accent (although Wiseau claimed for a while he was raised in Louisiana). James is joined by his younger brother Dave who plays Wiseau’s right hand man, Greg Sestero. Side by sides of James recreating prolific scenes from “The Room” are nearly perfect.

“Tommy had someone shoot behind the scenes,” James said in an Interview with The LA Times. “It was more phototage than anyone could watch, but I did watch it all.”

Even though the movie plays into the public speculation that Wiseau was a sort of crazed artist, Wiseau loves the idea of his name and movie being brought back to life on the big screen. The “Disaster Artist” will not only become a new favorite movie for some people but help keep the legacy of “The Room” alive.