Robert Downey Jr. said something astute about him and Tom Cruise when he was asked about his interest in doing Tropic Thunder 2. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Robert Downey Jr. has long defended his role in “Tropic Thunder,” the 2008 comedy from director Ben Stiller that cast the “Iron Man” star as an egotistical Australian thespian who takes ...

Downey Jr. appeared in Blackface in the 2008 satirical comedy Robert Downey Jr.’s Tropic Thunder character is a big reason the film probably couldn’t get made today, according to director, co ...

Robert Downey Jr praises Tropic Thunder blackface for ‘railing against tropes that aren’t right’ ‘There used to be an understanding with an audience,’ actor said in response to ...

Robert Downey Jr. played a Method actor in Ben Stiller’s comedy “Tropic Thunder” and things got meta on set. In a new GQ video interview, Downey’s co-star Danny McBride remembered ...

Robert Downey Jr. has defended the ‘blackface’ that his character uses in the 2008 film Tropic Thunder, saying it “railed against tropes that were not right”. READ MORE: ‘Oppenheimer ...

Robert Downey Jr. is reflecting on Tropic Thunder and the controversy the 2008 film inspired. The actor appeared on an episode of the podcast Literally!With Rob Lowe, and when talking about Tropic ...

Ben Stiller doubts "Tropic Thunder" could get made today because "edgier comedy is harder to do" now and Robert Downey Jr. in Blackface is "dicey." Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

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