Tom Cruise looking for comedic roles
Tom Cruise is keen to trade in his screen legacy as an action hero for more comedic roles after making an appearance in new war comedy Tropic Thunder.The Hollywood icon is unrecognisable as a chubby, balding movie executive in the new Ben Stiller film - featuring Stiller alongside Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black. Comment on this Article And Cruise admits the role was an unexpected inspiration to make movie audiences laugh.He says, "Well, I'm always looking for something new, and Ben's (Stiller) movie

Tom Cruise looking for comedic roles
Tom Cruise is keen to trade in his screen legacy as an action hero for more comedic roles after making an appearance in new war comedy Tropic Thunder.The Hollywood icon is unrecognisable as a chubby, balding movie executive in the new Ben Stiller film - featuring Stiller alongside Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black. Comment on this Article And Cruise admits the role was an unexpected inspiration to make movie audiences laugh.He says, "Well, I'm always looking for something new, and Ben's (Stiller) movie

Movie Review for Tropic Thunder (2008)
Click Poster to Purchasedigg_url = 'http://movieEVERYday.blogspot.com/2008/08/movie-review-for-tropic-thunder-2008.html';Review #669 of 365Movie Review of Tropic Thunder (2008) [R] 107 minutesWIP™ Scale: $14.25Where Viewed: Harkins Ciné Capri at Northfield 18, Denver, COWhen Seen: 13 August 2008 @ 12:30 pmDVD Release Date: Unscheduled (please check back)After the Credits: Nothing, but you won't want to miss the previews!Soundtrack: Download now from - or - order the CD belowDirected by: Ben Stiller (Z

Watch All of Rain of Madness on iTunes for Free!
This is more than just some extra promotion, because if you loved Tropic Thunder as much as I did, you'll enjoy Rain of Madness as well. Rain of Madness is the "movie behind the movie," a documentary mocking Hearts of Darkness that's all about the making of Tropic Thunder.

Spoiler Points for Tropic Thunder
If you had to leave early and missed the ending to Tropic Thunder or want other plot details, here's a really good spoiler which also addresses the film's controversies. It's really pretty informative.

Interview: Brandon T. Jackson of ‘Tropic Thunder’ Breaks Out With ‘Booty Sweat’ Calling Card
CHICAGO– For “Tropic Thunder” star and Chris Tucker protégé Brandon T. Jackson, the fictional Booty Sweat literally is his Hollywood calling card.The Red Bull-like energy drink is a scripted creation of writer, director, producer and star actor Ben Stiller in the new comedy. The film’s talent list, which includes both “A”-list actors and up-and-coming actors, is longer than two or three typical films today combined.Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller, left) and Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr., right) a

'Tropic Thunder' tops boxoffice again
Moviegoers were again drawn to the surprisingly resonant allure of "Tropic Thunder" this weekend. DreamWorks/Paramount's R-rated comedy starring Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller and Jack Black repeated atop the domestic boxoffice amid weaker-than-expected competition, marking a modest 38% decline from its first session for an estimated $16.1 million on the frame and a 10-day cume of $65.7 million. Sony's PG-13 comedy "The House Bunny" starring Anna Faris and Emma Stone hopped into second place with a sp

'Thunder' rumbles to top spot
'Dark Knight' the 2nd highest grossing pic ever DreamWorks and Paramount’s outrageous big-budget comedy "Tropic Thunder" topped the weekend box office in grossing an estimated $26 million from 3,319 runs for a five-day opening of $37 million, meaning the R-rated pic will need sturdy legs and a strong overseas run to impress financially. The star-packed pic, playing best among older males, landed in between "Pineapple Express" and "Step Brothers" in terms of its opening performance, but those two R-r

"Tropic Thunder" on the cover of Entertainment Weekly
The "Tropic Thunder" boys on the cover of EW.

Interview: "Tropic Thunder" - Boys Gone Wild!
The "Tropic Thunder" boys interviewed for EW. Some excerpts: Entertainment Weekly: This movie mercilessly ridicules the self-important aspects of acting. Ben, you were telling me earlier that there's nothing actors love more than to sit around telling stories about other actors behaving like jerks. Jack Black: But not in an interview! Robert Downey Jr.: Literally, I once heard an actor say, ''This whole process — us trying to shoot this scene — this is garbage. We need to put on animal masks and

Groups Weigh Boycott of 'Tropic Thunder'
A coalition of disabilities groups is expected as early as Monday to call for a national boycott of the film “Tropic Thunder” because of what the groups consider the movie’s open ridicule of the intellectually disabled. The film, a movie-industry spoof directed by Ben Stiller, is set for release on Wednesday by Paramount Pictures and its DreamWorks unit. “Not only might it happen, it will happen,” Timothy P. Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics, said of the expected push for a boycott.

'Tropic Thunder' brings issues about cinema and race back to the fore
Robert Downey Jr. plays Kirk Lazarus who plays a Black vietnam soldier in the new, Ben Stiller Film "Tropic Thunder". The movie sets a satirical tone towards race relations in hollywood again. The movie has opened to a nice 26 million dollars, over the weekend. It was even able to knock the Dark Knight off the spot for no.1 (although Dark Knight is No. 2, and with 471 million under its utiltiy belt, I might add ). It looks like controversy sells.

Who Should See Tropic Thunder and Who Should NOT?
Read the latest from 2cOrNot2c as see if you fit the 2c category or not on Tropic Thunder. Also vote in the web's most important summer movie poll 2cOrNot2c.net brings you a list, and asks you to check off which summer 2008 films you think people should see. Have fun and engage with the web.

'Tropic Thunder' Is No.1 For 3rd Week
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Ben Stiller & Robert Downey Jr. To Reteam For Animated Movie.
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Ben Stiller Says Planned 'Tropic Thunder' Boycott Is Unwarranted
One of the characters in Ben Stiller's "Tropic Thunder" is an Australian actor who undergoes a deep-tissue pigmentation to become black. One is an overweight, drug-addled comic who seems to speak only in farts. Stiller and company have navigated plenty of minefields in their new Hollywood satire, and the unlikeliest one of all might trip them up. A consortium of disability groups has called for a national boycott of the highly anticipated war spoof because of what they see as open ridicule of the mental

'Rain of Madness' is Free on the iTunes
Rain of Madness, a documentary parody of Apocalypse Now documentary Hearts of Darkness chronicling the making of Tropic Thunder (the fake Tropic Thunder within real Tropic Thunder, obviously) is now available for free on iTunes. It sounds like a thick, mucusy wad of meta I can't yet bear to swallow, but you can check it out here. I'll probably just wait for the fake book within a book. Comments (1) Digg Reddit Del.ici.ous Previous Articles L@@K: You Can Be in 'Spider-Man 4,'

Robert Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes Is Fighting Fit
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Robert Downey Jr.'s Holmes Is Fighting Fit.
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It’s Elementary: Russell Crowe Is No Watson
Surprise, surprise, another rumor from the British tabloids gets squashed… This one, from The Sun, had Russell Crowe playing Dr. Watson to Robert Downey Jr.#8217;s Sherlock Holmes, but according to director Guy Ritchie, that just ain’t true: “I don’t have a Watson. Somebody just told me that I have Russell Crowe lined up but that’s news to me. I suspect that hasn’t happened and I’m still looking for my Watson.” With or without Ritchie’s denial, it was hard to see this one com

Russel Crowe set for Sherlock role
Russell Crowe is set to play Sherlock Holmes' sidekick Dr Watson in Guy Ritchie's new film.The Gladiators star is lined up to star opposite Robert Downey Jr.as the legendary fictional sleuth's confidante and storyteller in the forthcoming flick. Comment on this Article A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Russell wants the part, Guy wants Russell. All they've got left to do is dot the i's and cross the t's." Your Comments: Add your comments Be th

Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Holmes' Is Fighting Fit
Fictional super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes will be turned into a "bad-ass" martial arts expert in Guy Ritchie's hard-hitting new film.[...] Read more!

Robert Downey Jr.'s Holmes Is Fighting Fit.
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Russell Crowe onboard for Guy Ritchie’s kick-butt Sherlock Holmes film
Guy Ritchie’s new Sherlock Holmes film might be benefiting from some high powered casting. Supposedly Russell Crowe will be accompanying Holmes as sidekick Dr Watson. The Gladiators star would be playing opposite Robert Downey Jr.as the legendary fictional sleuth’s confidante and storyteller in the forthcoming flick. A source tells the UK Sun, “Russell wants the part, Guy wants Russell. All they’ve got left to do is dot the i’s and cross the t’s.” This will not be your mom and da

Russel Crowe set for Sherlock role
Russell Crowe is set to play Sherlock Holmes' sidekick Dr Watson in Guy Ritchie's new film.The Gladiators star is lined up to star opposite Robert Downey Jr.as the legendary fictional sleuth's confidante and storyteller in the forthcoming flick. Comment on this Article A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Russell wants the part, Guy wants Russell. All they've got left to do is dot the i's and cross the t's." Your Comments: Add your comments Be th