Greg Sestero, star of THE ROOM and author of bestselling memoir The Disaster Artist, will embark on a nationwide tour through Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Melbourne to screen the cult classic and premiere his directorial debut MIRACLE VALLEY.
Self-described ‘survivor of THE ROOM’, Greg Sestero, returns to Australia this February for the first time in five years to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the 2003 cult disasterpiece’s. Commencing Q&A appearances at Sydney’s Hayden Orpheum on February 12 before travelling to Brisbane (Dendy Coorparoo, February 14), Perth (Luna Palace, February 15), and Adelaide (Palace Nova, February 17), Sestero will conclude at Melbourne’s Cinema Nova on February 18, which first brought Tommy Wiseau’s unintentional comedy to Australian audiences in February 2010.
THE ROOM – written by, directed by, produced by, and starring the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau – is a misguided tragicomedy that spectacularly bombed at the US box-office upon its filmmaker-distributed release. Given new life through midnight screenings and an obsessive, dedicated fanbase, THE ROOM grew into a cult phenomenon. In 2013, Greg Sestero chronicled his unlikely friendship with Wiseau and his experience on the set of THE ROOM in his bestselling book The Disaster Artist, later adapted into an award-winning film starring James Franco as Wiseau and Dave Franco as Sestero.
“Few other countries have embraced THE ROOM as Aussies have,” says Sestero, “so it feels right to celebrate twenty years of a film few expected would be remembered beyond the premiere with the fans Down Under. This will be my fifth visit to Australia, and I can’t wait to get back there.”
Melbourne independent Cinema Nova began screening THE ROOM in 2010 and has screened it monthly ever since. The event regularly attracts hundreds of passionate fans who quote the film, heckle, and throw spoons at the big screen. “A film like this, when you put it in front of an audience, it takes on a life of its own,” says Cinema Nova CEO Kristian Connelly.
Alongside event screenings of THE ROOM, Greg Sestero will premiere his feature directorial debut MIRACLE VALLEY ahead of a Q&A. Sestero’s horror-drama follows an obsessive photographer and his girlfriend on a desert getaway who are threatened by sinister forces.
Tickets and times for each feature can be found on the respective cinema websites.
