Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise could reunite for a new project involving 'Tropic Thunder's Les Grossman.

Here, what seemed to be the embodiment of a simple comic book hero became part ... he shares with Tony Stark is his brand of humor, Tropic Thunder showed us another side. Directed by Ben Stiller ...

it earned fair criticism for its use of blackface for Kirk and Tugg's portrayal of intellectual disability in the faux film-within-a-film Simple Jack. When asked if Tropic Thunder could be made in ...

In the controversial 2008 satirical comedy, Stiller plays Tugg Speedman, a method actor known for his portrayal of an autistic farmer called Simple ... apologies for Tropic Thunder,” he tweeted ...

Elon Musk slammed Ben Stiller after the Emmy winner shared his doubts about the possibility of “Tropic Thunder ... in a faux film called “Simple Jack.” Musk’s posts come after Stiller ...

The tech mogul shared a post comparing a headline of Stiller saying that “woke America” killed edgy comedy with a photo of his character Simple Jack from the 2008 satire Tropic Thunder.

Stiller also stars as Tugg Speedman, an action star whose fortunes were derailed by his poor choice to play Simple Jack, a man with a mental disability who can talk to animals. "Tropic Thunder" is ...

Upon its release, Tropic Thunder also attracted criticism from the disability advocacy community over the portrayal of 'Simple Jack.' The film shows Stiller's character Tugg Speedman attempting to ...

"Tropic Thunder" depicts actors caught up in ... whose previous big movie role was as a mentally disabled character, Simple Jack. "I heard it's incredibly insulting in the way it depicts the ...

It was used in part due to Stiller's actor character, Tugg Speedman, starring in the fictional movie "Simple Jack." "I make no apologies for Tropic Thunder," Stiller wrote on Twitter in February 2023.