Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

18 Sep 2008

When location filming on the Vietnam war movie goes awry, three big name Hollywood actors become embroiled with a heroin cartel run by a tyrannical 12-year-old (Brandon Soo Hoo) and are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. Excess is what…

Tobey Maguire's glossy Downey kiss

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18 Sep 2008

Robert Downey Jr. says Tobey Maguire put lip gloss on before the pair's 'Tropic Thunder' love scene. The actor - who appears alongside Ben Stiller and Jack Black in the new comedy - had to shoot a trailer with Tobey for spoof movie 'Satan's Alley'…

Jack Black defends Thunder

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17 Sep 2008

Jack Black claims 'Tropic Thunder' isn't offensive - because it makes fun of everyone. The controversial new movie has received much criticism - in particular for casting Robert Downey Jr. as an actor who has his skin darkened to portray an…

Ben Stiller's Downey digs

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14 Sep 2008

Ben Stiller says Robert Downey Jr. kept "giving him s**t" on the set of 'Tropic Thunder'. The actor and director says Robert - who stars as Oscar-winning actor Kirk Lazurus, who has his skin surgically altered to play a black man - criticised him for…

Tropic Thunder

Reality bites

4 Sep 2008

Shaping up as this season’s most riotous comedy, Tropic Thunder casts Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr as three self-important actors making a movie in a real war zone. They talk to Miles Fielder about satirising Hollywood and scandalising…

Tom Cruise's Thunder feet

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5 Aug 2008

Tom Cruise amazed co-stars with his fancy footwork in 'Tropic Thunder'. The actor plays a balding computer geek and studio boss in the new comedy, and performs a hip-hop dance for party guests during his brief cameo. His co-star Robert Downey Jr.

Downey fan Ben Stiller

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21 Jul 2008

Ben Stiller wants to be like Robert Downey Jr. The two actors star together in 'Tropic Thunder' and Ben was totally overwhelmed by the 'Iron Man' actor's abilities. He told Playboy magazine: "I started trying to copy him. It was like, 'Wow, this…

Wilson comedy role taken by Matthew McConaughey

21 Sep 2007

The role assigned to Owen Wilson in the comedy film Tropic Thunder will now be played by US actor Matthew McConaughey. Wilson dropped out of the film, which is directed by and starring Ben Stiller, after reports of an apparent suicide attempt.