CAN YOU SPOT ROBERT DOWNEY JR.?
by Pierre Baltadano
Well there is Jack Black in the back and Ben Stiller in the front but the man in the middle, well it's an African-American actor, it's Robert Downey Jr.
This picture is a still from the Ben Stiller movie called Tropic Thunder
which aims to poke fun at the egotistical Hollywood actor. Downey is one of a team of very diva-esque actors filming a modern day Apocalypse Now. The problem with Downey Jr.'s character is that the role was never adjusted for a white actor and he instead chooses to dye himself a darker shade to better fill the role. Ben Stiller plays and action hero while Jack Black portrays a comedian. The plot turns when the crew is ditched in a jungle (unbeknownst to them) by their frustrated director and writer.
I have a feeling that this role of R.D.Jr. could be perceived as some sort of blackface role but i for one think that if it is done right, could turn out to be funny. Also, this film is expected to host several cameos, one of which will be Tom Cruise in a fatsuit.
The trailer for the film should be released soon and the film is expected to be released August 15.
For more, check out the full story at EW.com
Well there is Jack Black in the back and Ben Stiller in the front but the man in the middle, well it's an African-American actor, it's Robert Downey Jr. This picture is a still from the Ben Stiller movie called Tropic Thunder
which aims to poke fun at the egotistical Hollywood actor. Downey is one of a team of very diva-esque actors filming a modern day Apocalypse Now. The problem with Downey Jr.'s character is that the role was never adjusted for a white actor and he instead chooses to dye himself a darker shade to better fill the role. Ben Stiller plays and action hero while Jack Black portrays a comedian. The plot turns when the crew is ditched in a jungle (unbeknownst to them) by their frustrated director and writer.
I have a feeling that this role of R.D.Jr. could be perceived as some sort of blackface role but i for one think that if it is done right, could turn out to be funny. Also, this film is expected to host several cameos, one of which will be Tom Cruise in a fatsuit.
The trailer for the film should be released soon and the film is expected to be released August 15.
For more, check out the full story at EW.com
Labels: Ben Stiller, COMEDIC, Jack Black, markus is the drug, Markus Molinari, Pierre Baltadano, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder
posted by Markus Molinari at
2:20 AM
1 Comments:
One of the other writers on Highbrid Nation wrote about Robert Downy playing a black man in Tropical Thunder. He worries that Al Sharpton might have something to say about it, lol. Honestly as a black person I think it's kinda cool that movie make-up has gotten to the point where you can make someone look like another race and if the pics I've seen of Robert Downy in costume are accurate than they did a really good job! Plus Robert is a very capable actor so I'm sure he wont come across as stereo typical or offensive. I could be wrong though.
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