Ben Stiller Doubts If He Could Make 'Tropic Thunder' Today

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Ben Stiller Says Steven Spielberg Saved ‘Tropic Thunder,' but the ‘Dicey' Comedy Couldn't Be Made Today
Ben Stiller is crediting Steven Spielberg for bringing his "dicey" 2008 satirical comedy "Tropic Thunder" to the screen. Stiller told Collider while promoting his latest film "Nutcrackers" that Spielberg was key to getting "Tropic Thunder" greenlit.
Ben Stiller Doubts ‘Tropic Thunder’ Could Get Made “In This Environment”: “Edgier Comedy Is Just Harder To Do”
Ben Stiller doesn’t think that if pitched today, Tropic Thunder would ever get made. In a new interview, the Zoolander actor explained why he thinks the 2008 satirical action comedy film he directed and co-wrote would have difficulty getting greenlit.
'Incredibly Dicey': Ben Stiller Doubts If He Could Make 'Tropic Thunder' Today
Robert Downey Jr. starred in the 2008 satire as an Australian actor who uses blackface to portray an African-American soldier.
Ben Stiller doubts if 'Tropic Thunder' would be made today, says 'edgier comedy' is 'harder' to do
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."
Ben Stiller Says Robert Downey Jr.'s “Tropic Thunder ”Role Would Have Been 'Incredibly Dicey' If It Were Released Today
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Elon Musk calls Ben Stiller the R-word after actor says ‘Tropic Thunder’ couldn’t be made in 2024
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 film in 2024.
Tropic Thunder’s Ben Stiller Weighs In On Whether The Film Could Be Made Today: ‘I’m Being Honest'
It was more than dicey, to say the very least. The Reality Bites director seems to be coming to terms with the idea that not even the "right storyline" and "angle" can hold up anything that has much deeper weight to it. The honesty of his statement is nice to hear, and I’m glad he is this open about such a controversial piece of his work.
Ben Stiller doubts Tropic Thunder could get made today
Ben Stiller doesn't think his 2008 satirical comedy Tropic Thunder would get made today. The Zoolander actor starred alongside Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Jay Baruchel in the action comedy, in which they played a group of egotistical actors who are thrown into a survival situation after they're dropped in the middle of the jungle to make a Vietnam War film.
Ben Stiller Says ‘Tropic Thunder’ Couldn’t Be Made Today
Ben Stiller doesn’t think Tropic Thunder could be made today because “edgier comedy is harder to do.” The 58-year-old actor starred in and directed the 2009 satirical action comedy — which also starred Jack Black,
Ben Stiller admits Tropic Thunder couldn’t be made today as ‘edgier comedy is harder to do’
Now, 16 years on from the movie's release, Ben Stiller doesn't think 'Tropic Thunder' could be made today because "edgier comedy is harder to do" in the current Hollywood climate.
Ben Stiller says he doubts if Tropic Thunder would be made today: ‘Edgier comedy is just harder to do’
Tropic Thunder, which Stiller wrote, acted in, and directed, is a satirical action comedy that followed a group of actors ...
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Ben Stiller is an American actor ... 2004's Meet the Fockers, 2008's Tropic Thunder, 2010's Little Fockers and 2016's Zoolander 2. Stiller is also known for his voice acting in the Madagascar ...
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Shooting Vietnam epic Tropic Thunder in the jungles of South East Asia, a group of preenin... Ben Stiller‘s first film as a director since 2001’s Zoolander is a brilliant film-within-a-film.