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 comedy starred Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Jay Baruchel and Brandon T. Jackson.

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

As explained by People , the 2008 satirical comedy film featured Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus, a White Australian method actor who underwent “pigmentation alteration” surgery to play Staff Sergeant Lincoln Osiris, a Black character, complete in blackface .

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.

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

Hollywood veteran Ben Stiller has spoken out about one of his most controversial movies to date and how he thinks it couldn't be made today

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.

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