Take 2008's Tropic Thunder, for instance: There’s been so much talk about whether it could still be made today that people often overlook how hilarious the Ben Stiller film is. One of the best ...

Tom Cruise's Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman is ready for a comeback. During an interview with Josh Horowitz on his Happy Sad Confused podcast to promote Mission: Impossible — The Final ...

Tom Cruise played explosive Hollywood exec Les Grossman in the 2008 comedy 'Tropic Thunder,' directed by Ben Stiller Sharareh Drury is a writer on the Movies team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in ...

Cruise played the fictional Hollywood power player in the 2008 satire “Tropic Thunder” from director Ben Stiller. Heavily modeled on Scott Rudin, Grossman is a Diet Coke-swilling, obscenity ...

You can watch McQuarrie talking about it at the 44:59 timestamp in the video below: Grossman, played by Cruise in a brief role in Tropic Thunder, became a fan favourite thanks to his over-the-top ...

Les Grossman, the outrageous movie executive from Tropic Thunder, might finally be getting his own spotlight. In a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, director Christopher ...

It ultimately comes down to what that character is.” He continued, sharing that their discussions about a Tropic Thunder spin-off soon turned into a way for them to unwind during the filming of ...

Cruise played Les Grossman in the 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, directed by Ben Stiller In the movie, Grossman is a Hollywood studio executive with an explosive temper Tom Cruise's Tropic Thunder ...

Mission Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie has revealed that Tom Cruise’s fan favourite Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman might be getting his own spinoff. In a podcast appearance ...