The Room has been heralded as the best worst film of all time, but that doesn't mean a genuinely good movie can't be made from it.
They would have the technology to make it as grounded or surreal as they wanted with a built-in audience. That could never happen with The Room because it is such a singular work of art. Just imagine sitting in a theater, or at home, and watching a well-crafted film based on one of the There is a good movie here, it just needs a team of masters to bring it out. Technology has made it easier for filmmakers to try new, innovative visuals, and the advent of streaming means more kinds of movies can be released and be seen by more people. It makes sense to mount new productions of well-known plays because the theater is a living artistic experience. While he says he gave it his all and “had a blast,” it was shot in front of a green screen, and one can’t help but wonder what would happen if a studio were to make a big-budget, prestige remake of The Room with an A-List cast, distinguished screenwriter, and a director both audiences and critics love? In 2023, it was announced that Bob Odenkirk would star in a remake of The Room for charity (via In order for something to be so bad that you are genuinely entertained by it, there needs to be evidence that the filmmakers were attempting to make a legitimate piece of art and were cursed with bad decisions. The kind of movie they’re trying to make is staring us right in the face, but Wood and crew simply didn’t have the skill or resources to accomplish the task. That reaction on a massive scale is what motivated so many fans of the cinematic debacle to refer to it as “The Best Bad Movie Ever Made.” The Room proves that he had the ambition, and he even had the resources, it’s just that he failed to comprehend what makes a film emotional, engaging, and cohesive.