By Michael Rougeau on Nov 14, 2017 04:30 am
Either you get it, or you don't
The Room isn't for everyone, but those who appreciate its sheer, terrible insanity often do so on a deep level. James Franco wasn't one of those people--until he finally saw The Room for himself. The actor and director behind The Disaster Artist, the movie about the making of the worst movie of all time, discussed his first time seeing The Room and more during a panel in Los Angeles recently. Here are some of the most incredible things he said, from listening to Tommy Wiseau's personal audio diaries to the movie Wiseau wants to make about gay sex. Click forward to read on.
James Franco wasn't originally a fan of The Room
"I'd been in LA, I'd been here since '96, and I saw the billboard on Highland with the phone number and Tommy glaring at you with the lazy eyelid, and I honestly--because there had been like, Angelyne billboards, you know, Angelyne in her pink Corvette, with her number. I guess I just thought it was something like that--like you can have the weird, aging Barbie type, or you can have this scary guy. I don't know. It didn't register that it was a movie, to me."
Franco knew as soon as he saw it that he would play Tommy Wiseau
"The book came out about four or five years ago, and I read it immediately. Before I was halfway through, I was like, this is incredible. I was in Vancouver doing an interview at the time, and there was a screening that weekend. I went, and it was like, you know, people throwing spoons at the screen--it was just this insane experience. And I was in. I was just like, I knew then, I was like, 'I need to play this guy,' and I knew my brother was right [to play The Room co-star Greg Sestero]."
Tommy Wiseau wanted Johnny Depp to play him
"Strangely, I was one of two people who Tommy wanted to play him. I know why he wanted me--because I played James Dean. Tommy thinks he's James Dean. It's not a joke. He quotes James Dean in his--you saw--'You're tearing me apart!' is straight from Rebel Without a Cause. The other one he wanted was Johnny Depp. So, he got me."
Tommy and Greg still talk every day
"[The Room co-star and The Disaster Artist co-author Greg Sestero], he's such a great guy, but he's just as mysterious as Tommy. And he did this movie--whenever he thought about it, he probably, after a while, thought, 'At least nobody's gonna ever see this. I'll forget about this in a month.' Then it turned out to be the biggest public event thing of his life, it's how most people know him, and he still talks to Tommy every day."
Tommy and Greg made another movie
"Greg saw an early screening of our movie and was inspired, and wrote a script in four days, called "Best F(r)iends," with "R" in parentheses, so it's Best Fiends/Best Friends, and he said that I had humanized Tommy for him...They just finished it. It's so long they had to Kill Bill it, so now it's Volume 1 and 2. Tom Bissell, the co-writer of the book [The Disaster Artist], saw it, and said it's actually pretty good--I guess David Lynchian?"
The Room is actually a trilogy??
"We didn't know this, but apparently our movie, The Disaster Artist, is part two of The Room Trilogy, [according to Tommy]."
James Franco has a lot of respect for Tommy
"All I knew about Tommy when I did this was what I'd read in the book. And now, knowing Tommy, there's sort of Tommy before The Room, and Tommy after The Room. The Tommy before The Room was somebody that had been told 'no' his entire life. Now, part of that's on him--like, if a guy comes in the room and says, 'I'm an all-American guy, cast me in the James Dean roles,' like, he's probably going to hear 'no' a lot. But he had to build up a defense in a way to the world...I respect Tommy because he got this thing made. It's so hard to make it in this business, it's just hard, and he did it. He made this movie, and I really respect him for that."
Seth Rogen loves Tommy
"Here's the thing: [Tommy]'s fascinating. He turned out to be an incredibly sweet guy. We had to shoot this scene with him. He showed up, we had no idea what he was going to be like. Seth just fell for him."
Tommy wants to direct Seth Rogen and James Franco in a movie about gay sex
"I interviewed him that night, I was dressed as Tommy, had the prosthetics on, and I interviewed him as Tommy, and I was like, 'So, what do you think, you gonna direct another movie?' He was like, 'Yeah, I got this idea, I got this movie, American Stud. You seen American Gigolo? It's like that, but with gay sex. Very controversial.' ...And Seth then pulled me aside and said, 'Hey that would be kind of interesting!'"
Franco knows what The Room's "magic ingredient" is
"Here's the trick with Tommy: When he made the movie, he was incredibly earnest. That is the magic ingredient, I think, of The Room. He put his heart and soul into that thing. Think about all the bad movies that have ever been made that we just don't watch, that are just gone, that we'll never watch again. This thing that people have been watching for 14 years, and I think one of the main reasons is, he put so much passion into it, and I think people feel that."
Early The Room posters had two taglines
"He put on the original poster, 'A Tennessee Williams level drama.' That shows what he thought about it. He used to say, 'People will watch this movie and won't be able to sleep for two weeks.' And then when people started laughing at it, he was, you know, to his credit, able to embrace that. So he kept 'Tennessee Williams level drama' on the poster and just added, like, 'An entertaining black comedy' or something like that. So, it's both."
Franco has Tommy's personal audio diaries
"As an actor, if you could have like, the ultimate gift of a character, like, here's a character's soul, or here's the character's private journal, that's what I got, but even more. Tommy, 20 years ago, would record everything. In The Room he does it--like, 'I will record everything!'...Tommy actually did that. He recorded every phone call he ever made. He would drive around in his white Mercedes and talk to himself on one of those little old fashioned tape recorders and just have conversations with himself. Greg way back then, 15-20 years ago, stole some of those tapes--another weird thing about Greg--and he had those and he gave those to me. Tommy knows I have them, so I'm not doing something totally unethical!"
Tommy wished for a clubbing life
"[The audio diaries are] Tommy just having these weird private moments. It's like Tommy's Journal audiobook...he's like driving down the street, like, 'I see the people going in those clubs, and I just know that they stay in there 'til coming out at 4 in the morning and they'll be sleeping all next day. I know I have to work hard and I just do it but I just want to go to club!'"
Tommy has nicknames for himself
"Sometimes he'd call himself funny names, like--I can't remember..it's not Igor, but it's something like that. 'And I say, hey Igor, let's do this!' And then he's talking to himself, he's like 'Yeah, sometimes I call myself Igor.' It was amazing. It was like the holy grail for an actor."
Tommy Wiseau and James Dean are surprisingly similar
"I played a real guy in 127 Hours, but nobody is really as concerned with Aron Ralston's mannerisms or how he sounds. It's not what's primary. What was primary in that movie was the experience, taking people on an authentic experience with that guy. With Tommy and James Dean [who Franco portrayed in a 2001 biopic], people know their movies. They're going to be watching the movies because they know that behavior, and they can go and watch James Dean movies or Tommy's movie and see what it was. "The exterior behavior was very important, but you also don't want it to become a caricature. And so what I really learned when I played James Dean was how to do that--practice that external behavior, and marry it to a worked out, deep internal life, and to figure out why James Dean slumps, why all these things. And I applied the same thing to Tommy. Why is he doing these things? What does he want? And grounding him also emotionally. That's why the relationship [with Greg] was so important. That's why audiences are sympathizing with him here. You can relate. You feel his feelings."
By Justin Haywald on Nov 14, 2017 03:22 am
What Each Figure Gets You
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been out for over half a year now, and it's still getting new Amiibo. With the release of four figures based on the game's champions, there are already questions brewing about what each get you. Click ahead to find out more details, and if you're curious about what other Zelda Amiibo get you, we've got all that information too. It's worth noting that all Amiibo (including Animal Crossing Amiibo cards) work with Breath of the Wild, however non-Zelda themed Amiibo will only make three to four random, common items materialize. Many rare and unique armor sets can only be acquired through Amiibo, though they're generally no more powerful than your starting gear and they're much, much more expensive (in terms of materials) to level up. If you need even more Zelda guides, check out our recipe and cooking manual, our beginner's guide, or just our general list of everything you might want help figuring out. And of course you shouldn't miss our official review of Breath of the Wild. The information in this guide has been gathered from our collective experience in the office and the official Breath of the Wild Guide. However, while that guide describes the items that can be acquired from Amiibo, it does not specify which Amiibo to use for each weapon and armor set.
Mipha
Potential Chest Items: Vah Ruta Divine Helm -- This special piece of headgear enhances your Swim Speed. Silverscale Spear | Base Attack 12 Non-chest Items: Assorted fish and cooking materials
Revali
Potential Chest Items: Vah Medoh Divine Helm -- This special piece of headgear enhances your resistance against harsh cold temperatures. Falcon Bow | Base Attack 20 Non-chest Items: Assorted fruits and arrows.
Daruk
Potential Chest Items: Vah Rudania Divine Helm -- This special piece of headgear enhances your resistance against flame attacks. Royal Claymore | Base Attack 52 Stone Smasher | Base Attack 42 Non-chest Items: Assorted ore and minerals.
Urbosa
Potential Chest Items: Vah Naboris Divine Helm -- This special piece of headgear enhances your resistance against electricity. Moonlight Scimitar | Base Attack 25 Radiant Shield | Base Defense 35 Non-chest Items: Assorted meats and cooking materials.
Majora's Mask Amiibo
Potential Chest Items: Fierce Diety Outfit -- There's a chance that the chest will include either the Fierce Diety boots, mask, or armor. Each item starts with only 3 defense points, but like your other starting equipment, it can be upgraded. Each individual piece add an "Attack up" effect, and updgrading the full set adds "Charge Atk. Stamina Up." Fierce Diety Sword | Base Attack 60 You can check out the Fierce Diety weapons and armor in action here. Assorted Weapons Non-chest Items: Assorted basic consumables
Link Skyward Sword Amiibo
Potential Chest Items: Skyward Sword Outfit: There's a chance that the chest will include either the trousers, cap, or tunic of the Sky. Each item starts with only 3 defense points, but like your other starting equipment, it can be upgraded. The set bonus for leveling up and wearing all three is "Master Sword Beam Up." Goddess Sword | Base Attack 28
Twilight Princess
Potential Chest Items: Twilight Outfit -- There's a chance that the chest will include either the trousers, cap, or tunic of Twilight. Each item starts with only 3 defense points, but like your other starting equipment, it can be upgraded. Other Potential items: Assorted swords, shields, and elemental arrows Non-chest Items: Assorted fruits and cooking materials
Smash Bros. Link
Potential Chest Items: Epona -- The only way to unlock the legendary horse. Epona is a special horse with maxed out stats and a gentle temperament, however she can't be renamed. Twilight Outfit -- There's a chance that the chest will include either the trousers, cap, or tunic of Twilight. Each item starts with only 3 defense points, but like your other starting equipment, it can be upgraded. Other Potential items: Assorted swords, shields, and elemental arrows Non-chest Items: Assorted fruits and cooking materials
Smash Bros. Ganon
Potential Chest Items: Sword of the Six Sages | Base Attack 48 Gems (Opal, Amber, etc.) Monster parts (including rare Hinox and Lynel parts) Non-chest items: Along with the chest, Ganon also spawns with a few barrels. One or two will tend to be explosive, while the others contain rupees and arrows.
Smash Bros. Toon Link
Potential Chest Items: Wind Waker Outfit -- There's a chance that the chest will include either the trousers, cap, or tunic of the Wind. Each item starts with only 3 defense points, but like your other starting equipment, it can be upgraded. Sea-Breeze Boomerang | Base Attack 20 Assorted weapons Elemental Arrows Non-chest items: Fish
Smash Bros. Sheik
Potential Chest Items: Sheik's Mask | Defense 2 (also increases stealth) Various Sheikah weapons Elemental Arrows Non-chest Items: Mushrooms
Smash Bros. Zelda
Potential Chest Items: Twilight Bow | Attack Power 30 Various Bows Various gems (Opal, Amber, etc.) Non-chest Items: Herbs, flowers, and vegetables
Breath of the Wild Link (Rider)
Potential Chest Items: Traveler's bridle, Traveler's saddle, assorted weapons, elemental arrows Non-chest Items: mushrooms
Potential Chest Items: Hylian shield (you can find this in the game as well, but it's, overall, the best shield in Breath of the Wild). star fragments, gems (Opal, Amber, etc.), assorted shields Non-chest Items: Herbs, flowers, and vegetables
Breath of the Wild Guardian
Potential Chest Items: Assorted Guardian weapons and shields, guardian arrows, ancient cores Non-chest Items: The guardian spawns with a few metal chests which are well worth breaking open for the valuable gems, arrows, and machine parts found inside.
Breath of the Wild Bokoblin
Potential Chest Items: Assorted Bokoblin weapons and shields, elixers Non-chest Items: Raw meat and monster parts
Breath of the Wild Link (Archer)
Potential Chest Items: Assorted bows, Elemental arrows Non-chest Items: Fish, raw meat, and arrows
Twilight Princess Wolf Link Amiibo
While Wolf Link doesn't provide any items, it does spawn a wolf companion who'll accompany you in the game. His hearts are based on save data transferred from the Wii U version of Twilight Princess HD. He defaults to having three hearts. The wolf will both attack enemies and help you hunt wild game!
30th Anniversary 8-bit Link
Potential Chest Items: Hero's Outfit (original Legend of Zelda) -- There's a chance that the chest will include either the trousers, cap, or tunic of the Hero. Each item starts with only 3 defense points, but like your other starting equipment, it can be upgraded. Sword | Base attack: 22 Assorted weapons Non-chest Items: 8-bit link appears alongside wooden barrels, which can be broken open to find rupees and arrows.
30th Anniversary Wind Waker Toon Link
Potential Chest Items: Wind Waker Outfit -- There's a chance that the chest will include either the trousers, cap, or tunic of the Wind. Each item starts with only 3 defense points, but like your other starting equipment, it can be upgraded. Sea-Breeze Boomerang | Base Attack: 20 Assorted weapons Elemental arrows Non-chest Items: Fish
30th Anniversary Wind Waker Toon Zelda
Potential Chest Items: Hero's Shield | Durability 90 Gems (Opal, Amber, etc.) Assorted shields Non-chest Items: Herbs, flowers, and vegetables
30th Anniversary Ocarina of Time Link
Potential Chest Items: Ocarnia of Time Outfit -- There's a chance that the chest will include either the trousers, cap, or tunic of Time. Each item starts with only 3 defense points, but like your other starting equipment, it can be upgraded. Biggoron's Sword | Base Attack 50 Assorted Weapons Non-chest Items: Raw meat
By Dan Auty on Nov 14, 2017 02:06 am
The first three episodes of The Walking Dead Season 8 were sprawling and confusing, with too many characters and lots of tedious gunfights. Many of the show's most interesting characters have been sidelined, with far too little screentime given over to them. Thankfully, Episode 4 got a bit of focus back. The main story followed poor Ezekiel, whose over-confidence led to most of his men being killed by Savior snipers, but we also, at last, got some prime Carol action. No one on the show is more fearless or badass than Carol when she goes into battle, so let's look at her best moments from the latest episode.
Straight in there
When the machine gun-wielding Saviors open fire, most of Ezekiel's men dive for cover or drop dead. Not Carol. She heads straight into Savior's outpost, looking to kill her foes and get their guns.
Death from above
The odds might be against her, but Carol has surprise and cunning on her side. She climbs up into the ceiling above a store room and waits for her enemies to pass below her. Blam! Four down in seconds.
Not without the guns!
Carol has a clear chance to escape from the outpost, but she isn't going anywhere without those weapons. She engages in a furious gunfight with the remaining Saviors, and despite their superior numbers, they look more panicked than she does. Plus, she has a plan.
Open the doors
For any other character, being trapped behind a bullet-ridden truck with dozens of Saviors shooting at her would be the end. Not Carol. She pretends to surrender, but quickly takes a hostage, before hitting the button that releases the doors to the compound. In come the walkers!
To the rescue
In between killing Saviors, Carol finds time to save Ezekiel and Jerry, who are trapped on the other side of the locked fence. Her decision to rescue them means losing the guns, but that balance between compassion and being kick-ass is why we love her. And anyway, Rick and Daryl are on the trail of the guns too.
"You don't get to do that!"
As Carol, Ezekiel, and Jerry try to escape, she takes charge. When an injured Ezekiel falls to ground and insists that they leave him, she makes it very clear that she isn't going anywhere without him. She then gets to blow away some gloopy swamp zombies, and if it's Shiva who ultimately saves the day, it's very clear that it's Carol who wins this episode.
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