15 years after his cult classicThe Roomdebuted, director/starTommy Wiseauis more popular than ever, thanks to director/star James Franco’sThe Disaster Artist, and now he has a new movie coming out entitledScary Love. The first trailer debuted today, and while it doesn’t offer too much footage, we get our first glimpse at Tommy Wiseau, playing a hardened bounty hunter. Here’s the official synopsis forScary Lovebelow.
“In a bleak Los Angeles of the future Tommy Wiseau plays a bounty hunter in search of his long lost love. But while the Wars of Cancellation have turned his city to rubble his search for love is rife with complications in a population full of mutants, freaks, and cannibals. The film is directed by Jennifer Juniper Stratford whose production company Telefantasy Studios has been churning out subversive content for over a decade and garnered its own cult following.Scary Loveis her first collaboration withlegendary filmmakerTommy Wiseau and casts him as the leading man. It’s a science fiction tale told in the style ofclassic B-moviesand outfitted with practical special effects, laser beams, and lunatic ideas.”
No release plan has been put in place at this time, and it isn’t known when we may see more fromScary Love, or if the film is planning on hitting the festival circuit. The film has already been completely shot, but there is no word on any supporting cast members at this time. With Tommy Wiseau’s popularity at perhaps an all-time high, there could not be a better time than now to unveil this new movie, although there is not much footage shown, with narration from Honest Trailer’s Jon Bailey, a.k.a. Epic Voice Guy.
While we may have to wait awhile to find out Love, fans will be able to see Tommy Wiseau reunite with hisThe Roomco-star Greg Sestero later this month. Fathom Events announced last month that they will be screening the new filmBest F(r)iends, directed by Justin MacGregor (The Generations) from a script by Greg Sestero. The story follows a drifter (Sestero) who meets and befriends a mortician (Wiseau) as they go on a wild adventure together, hatching an underground enterprise. The story was inspired by a road trip bothWiseau and Sesterotook after production onThe Roomwrapped.
Best F(r)iendswill be released in two volumes, with Volume 1 debuting in theaters through Fathom Events for just two nights only, on Friday, March 30 and Monday, April 2. Volume 2 will arrive on Friday, June 1, and Monday, June 4, with all screenings at 8 PM local time. As forScary Love, it remains to be seen when we’ll find out more details about this project, including whether or not it has found a studio home or a distributor, and when this may be released. Until then, take a look at this new trailer, which debuted onThe Hollywood Reporterbefore Tommy Wiseau showcased the trailer on his own YouTube page.
