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 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.