Downey Jr. received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work on Tropic Thunder but lost to Heath Ledger, who won posthumously for his role as The Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.

Tropic Thunder star and director Ben Stiller has confirmed what many movie fans have long believed: there's no way that the hit 2008 comedy could have

For the supporting role, Downey Jr. earned Oscar, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Over the years, Stiller and Downey Jr. have stood by the controversial fi

The 2008 satirical film starred Robert Downey Jr. as a Method actor who dons blackface to play a Vietnam War soldier.

I think that a lot of people are accusing this generation – whatever they mean by “this generation” – of being too woke and too touchy to actually enjoy different works of art that carry content that may be triggering.

It was more than dicey, to say the very least. The Reality Bites director seems to be coming to terms with the idea that not even the "right storyline" and "angle" can hold up anything that has much deeper weight to it. The honesty of his statement is nice to hear, and I’m glad he is this open about such a controversial piece of his work.

Fans are pushing back against Ben Stiller's assertion that edgy comedies like Tropic Thunder are impossible to make in today's cultural climate.

Robert Downey Jr. starred in the 2008 satire as an Australian actor who uses blackface to portray an African-American soldier.

Ben Stiller is doubtful that his 2008 satirical comedy “Tropic Thunder” could get made today. The film, which centers on a group of egotistical actors making a Vietnam War movie, grossed nearly $200 million worldwide and picked up an Oscar nomination for supporting actor thanks to Robert Downey Jr.