Ben Stiller doesn’t think that if pitched today, Tropic Thunder would ever get made. In a new interview, the Zoolander actor explained why he thinks the 2008 satirical action comedy film he directed and co-wrote would have difficulty getting greenlit.

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.

Ben Stiller believes that Robert Downey Jr. ’s character in Tropic Thunder would've gone over well if the film were made today. As explained by People, the 2008 satirical comedy film featured Downey Jr.

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

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

Robert Downey Jr.’s Tropic Thunder character is a big reason the film probably couldn’t get made today, according to director, co-writer and star Ben Stiller. “Obviously, in this environment, edgier comedy is just harder to do,