Over the years, Stiller and Downey Jr. have stood by the controversial film, which also received backlash for its ...

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

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 ...

podcast, Downey Jr. told the host that “the spirit that Stiller directed and cast and shot Tropic Thunder in was, essentially, as a railing against all of these tropes that are not right and had ...

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 ...

Ben Stiller is unsure if he would have made "Tropic Thunder" in today's Hollywood. The actor noted "edgier comedy" is harder to accomplish in "this environment." ...

Downey Jr. received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work on Tropic Thunder but lost to Heath Ledger, ...

Robert Downey Jr has no regrets about wearing blackface for his role in Tropic Thunder and has spoken about the reaction people had to the movie. The film, which was released in 2008, stoked ...