Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black must deal with the jungle in TROPIC THUNDER(2008).
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TROPIC THUNDER Trailer Online
By: Jarrod SarafinDate: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
We don't really cover most comedy movie news but this upcoming Ben Stiller-directed comedy Tropic Thunder will be spoofing war movies and actors' egos so it's worth passing along to you genre fans. The first trailer is now online at the official l website for Paramount Pictures. Click on the link to watch the trailer. The upcoming comedy will star Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Danny McBride, Brandon Jackson and Jay Baruchel. Stiller is directing, based on a screenplay that he wrote alongside Etan Cohen and Justin Theroux.
Plot Summary: Ben Stiller says "Tropic Thunder" is a "a comedy about five actors who go on location and find themselves relying on their boot camp experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation." Black will play Jeff "Fats" Portnoy, an overweight gross-out comedian, who's forced to kick his drug addiction while filming on location in the jungle. Downey Jr. will play Kirk Lazarus, the greatest actor of his generation and a four-time Oscar winner. Baruchel will play Kevin Sandusky, an unknown actor on the set and Stiller plays Speedman.
Tropic Thunder will hit theaters August 15, 2008.
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