Sestero — who as Johnny's "best friend" Mark is a central cog in the whole storyline of The Room — co-penned the 2013 memoir The Disaster Artist, about his friendship with Wiseau and their most famous collaboration ("a really, really strange film I made when I was in my early 20s”), which is the basis of the A24 movie. And it was very much with a Hollywood adaptation in mind. "From day one, I was like, 'I want this to be a movie like Ed Wood or Sunset Boulevard,' " says Sestero. Once James Franco and his team were on board, Sestero offered up as much material as he could — even digging out his old denim jacket from The Room — to help them capture the spirit of 2003. He also met with James' brother Dave several times. "We just talked about coming to L.A., trying to be an actor and getting these obscure projects, trying to make them good and realizing that they're not," recalls Sestero, who says he's stoked with the results. "James is next level — he brings Tommy to life in a way I didn't think was possible. And Dave carries his role in a way that helps James shine even more." Should Disaster Artist make it to the Oscars, Sestero is hoping he and Wiseau can dust off their old tuxes from The Room. "But I don't think we'd bring the football this time," he says. (One memorable scene from The Room features four black-tie-clad guys tossing a pigskin in an alley.)