James Franco is enjoying his first major awards win after playing Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist, a film he calls the best movie he’s ever made, which also happens to be based on the worst movie ever made. This mixture of awesome and awful has been made possible by the eccentric and mysterious Tommy Wiseau, who produced, wrote, starred in and directed the cult classic The Room, the film that led us to this moment.
Of course, Franco’s performance is what got him holding a little gold statue in Los Angeles, but it’s Wiseau’s vision that inspired The Disaster Artist. So when Wiseau made his way to the microphone, only to get blocked out by Franco, fans of Wiseau and The Room were collectively denied what they thought could be an award acceptance speech for the ages.
Who knows what kind of message Wiseau would deliver in the brief time he had on the microphone? It could’ve been poignant, touching and a heartfelt acknowledgment of finally realizing one’s dream. Or, he might’ve asked about everyone’s sex life. Who knows?
Tommy Wiseau was going to give us the best sound bite of 2018. James Franco just murdered my dreams.
— .:RiotGrlErin:. (@RiotGrlErin) January 8, 2018
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Tommy Wiseau is on stage at the #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/3X1LCjka7c
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 8, 2018
That moment when James Franco saved us from Tommy Wiseau taking over the Earth. pic.twitter.com/daE4lVFPji
— Casper Fox (@CasperFox) January 8, 2018
I’m 90 percent certain Tommy Wiseau thinks he directed THE DISASTER ARTIST. pic.twitter.com/AKwWQNQNGI
— Matt Singer / mattsinger.bsky.social (@mattsinger) January 8, 2018
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can tommy wiseau just win the golden globes in general
— LOLA (@lolasisso) January 8, 2018
James Franco silencing Tommy Wiseau at the #GoldenGlobes is the saddest thing I’ve ever seen honestly. Let him speak.
— 👻🦇Taylor🦇👻 (@OuijaBored666) January 8, 2018
This is true. Loved Franco’s speech, but we NEED to hear from Tommy Wiseau. #GoldenGlobes https://t.co/rbtvVrQaWu
— Ali A. Rizvi (@aliamjadrizvi) January 8, 2018
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Why didn't anyone think to toss a football to tommy Wiseau?
— pokey pup (@Whatapityonyou) January 8, 2018
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Awwwww man, now we will never know the Deep wisdom Tommy Wiseau was about to give to us https://t.co/spZkmAMPQl
— Kenny Stamper (@ynneKrepmatS) January 8, 2018
Or maybe Franco told Wiseau he could speak but decided against it at the last second. Right now, Tommy might be saying: “They betrayed me, they didn’t keep their promise, they tricked me, and I don’t care anymore.”
