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Ben Stiller Says Robert Downey Jr. Blackface in Tropic Thunder Is Dicey
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scrn loglineHollywood veteran Ben Stiller questions whether his 2008 satirebeat sheet- Tropic Thunder grossed nearly $200 million worldwide and earned Downey an Oscar nomination, but Stiller doubts the blackface storyline would be greenlit today.
- Downey played an actor who undergoes a controversial skin pigmentation procedure to play a Black soldier, a move that sparked debates around representation and cultural sensitivity.
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Ben Stiller Says Robert Downey Jr. Blackface in Tropic Thunder Is Dicey
VarietyStory by Zack Sharf
scrn logline
Hollywood veteran Ben Stiller questions whether his 2008 satire
beat sheet
- Tropic Thunder grossed nearly $200 million worldwide and earned Downey an Oscar nomination, but Stiller doubts the blackface storyline would be greenlit today.
- Downey played an actor who undergoes a controversial skin pigmentation procedure to play a Black soldier, a move that sparked debates around representation and cultural sensitivity.
call sheet
Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder, Tropic Thunder