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Through the book, Sestero made the story his own. He visited The Disaster Artist set a few times and offered his first-hand knowledge of the experience. Franco’s younger brother Dave plays the part of Sestero in the film.

“He really nailed it in the sense that Greg represents all young actors moving to L.A. and hoping something good is going to happen,” he said.

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Now when he travels to cities for screenings of the 2003 movie, he meets people who are fans of the behind-the-scenes story too.

“My goal with the book was to introduce people to this story through something that was better told. If you see The Room it kind of comes out of nowhere and leaves you really confused, or you don’t make it past the first 20 minutes,” he said. “I was at a screening and this older couple came up to me. They had never heard of The Room but they loved the story and the movie. It’s been great to meet a new wave of fans and share the story with them.”

Sestero will return to Saskatoon for a question and answer session and a special sneak peek at his new movie, Best F(r)iends, which comes out in April. The film once again stars both him and Wiseau, but thankfully the latter didn’t write the script this time.

Although he didn’t really expect to work on another movie with Wiseau, Sestero said the experience was a lot more fun this time around. He’s excited to give something new and different to fans.

“It’s extremely bizarre. It is about a 100-year-old mortician, who Tommy plays, and I play a drifter and we meet through strange circumstances and end up creating a business off his morgue and things start to get really complicated,” he said.

He’s excited to visit Saskatoon and the Roxy Theatre again — and also excited to focus on work he’s passionate about.

“I’ve embraced The Room as much as I can and made peace with it through all this. Now it’s a chance to do the work I always wanted to do.”

If the Golden Globes are any indication, Sestero may also have an Oscars ceremony to attend.

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An Evening With Greg Sestero

Jan. 17, 9:30 p.m.

Roxy Theatre

Tickets $12 or $15 at the door

Box office: eventbrite.ca