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

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

Over the years, Stiller and Downey Jr. have stood by the controversial film, which also received backlash for its disrespectful treatment of people with mental disabilities around the time of its release. They have frequently stated that Tropic Thunder was satirizing actors who engage in insensitive and offensive stereotypes.

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 doesn't think his 2008 satirical comedy Tropic Thunder would get made today. The Zoolander actor starred alongside Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Jay Baruchel in the action comedy, in which they played a group of egotistical actors who are thrown into a survival situation after they're dropped in the middle of the jungle to make a Vietnam War film.

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.