As explained by People , the 2008 satirical comedy film featured Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus, a White Australian method actor ...

For the supporting role, Downey Jr. earned Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Over the years, ...

Ben Stiller is doubtful that his 2008 satirical comedy “Tropic Thunder” could get made today. The film, which centers on a ...

While Tropic Thunder would have been impossible to make today, Steven Spielberg greenlit the movie that almost risked Robert ...

Ben Stiller explained how Steven Spielberg saved 'Tropic Thunder' in 2008 but admitted that the 'dicey' comedy couldn't be ...

Ben Stiller has said Robert Downey Jr's role as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder was "incredibly dicey", even at the time the ...

Robert Downey Jr.’s Tropic Thunder character is a big reason the film probably couldn’t get made today, according to director, co-writer and star Ben Stiller. “Obviously, in this environment ...

Ben Stiller, known for his roles in Zoolander and Madagascar, seems unapologetic about making the film, after some social ...

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I don’t even know if I would have ventured to do it, to tell you the truth. I’m being honest,” Stiller said of making the ...

Downey Jr. appeared in Blackface in the 2008 satirical comedy RGR Collection / Alamy Stock Ben Stiller in 'Tropic Thunder' in 2008 Robert Downey Jr.’s Tropic Thunder character is a big reason the film ...