Tropic Thunder Archives

Cary Fukunaga Talks ‘Bond 25’ & How ‘Tropic Thunder’ Taught Him An Invaluable Lesson About Filmmaking

September 26, 2018 2:15 pm

Cary Fukunaga is a filmmaker with a style that is hard to describe. Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright, David Fincher, and many other famous directors have an indelible touch they bring to each project that ends u...

Tom Cruise: The 10 Best & 5 Worst Performances

Jessica Kiang and Oliver Lyttelton

July 21, 2015 6:56 pm

Features, News

Live by the sword of megastardom, die by the sword of megastardom: the accepted wisdom about Tom Cruise, our most enduring movie star of the past three decades is that recent years have tarnished his once-gleam...

The Most Tolerable Works of Tom Cruise: A Retrospective

Rodrigo Perez

June 25, 2010 5:45 pm

News

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While this weekend's "Knight & Day" is on the early track towards being a bomb (or at least to be totally fair, it's underwhelmed so far) and is surely not Tom Cruise's finest work by a long shot (though it...

Les Grossman Chews Out ‘The Twilight’ Crew In New MTV Movie Awards Viral Clips

Edward Davis

June 3, 2010 6:11 pm

News

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The 2010 MTV Movie Awards are this weekend, June 6 at 9pm EST to be accurate, and while we're impressed with the fact that "Un Prophet" is up for Best Picture, the argument between Vincent Gallo and Alden Ehren...

‘Daddy’s Home’ For Will Ferrell & Ed Helms

Kevin Jagernauth

February 5, 2010 6:58 pm

News

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After working with John C. Reilly in the forthcoming "Cedar Rapids," Ed Helms is getting ready to star alongside the other "Step Brother" Will Ferrell.Both actors are now on board the comedy "Daddy's Home" writ...

Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin Named 2010 Oscar Hosts

Rodrigo Perez

November 4, 2009 12:15 am

News

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That was fast. First Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. (the "Tropic Thunder" buddies) apparently turn down the offer to host the offer and now the official hosts have been named (press release via these Awards ...

Matthew McConaughey Will Star In The Tommy Lee Jones Directed ‘Lincoln Lawyer’ Thriller

Rodrigo Perez

October 14, 2009 3:39 pm

News

It's been a few years since his exceptional directorial debut "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," (which featured excellent performances by January Jone, hello, new GQ cover, and Barry Pepper and written...

Tom Cruise Failed In Bid To Help Complete Terry Gilliam’s ‘The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus’ After Heath Ledger’s Death

Simon Dang

September 3, 2009 12:39 pm

News

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Director Terry Gilliam has revealed that he rejected a bid from megastar Tom Cruise to join "The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus" after the death of Heath Ledger."I'm not sure if it was Tom or his agent ," Gill...

Short Cuts: The ‘Rum Diary’ Move Closer To Its First Pour; Plus Batman Franchises Beyond, Polanski Trial & More

Rodrigo Perez

February 5, 2009 5:13 pm

News

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Amber Heard will join Johnny Depp in "The Rum Diary," another (pre-'Fear & Loathing') Hunter S. Thompson adaptation that's been speculated on in recent weeks? She's in negotiations to play the female lead. ...

Tom Cruise Wants to Don Fat Suit Again

M. P.

December 15, 2008 5:01 pm

News

It's been a big week for Tom Cruise, first a Golden Globe nomination for his role as potty mouthed studio executive, Les Grossman in "Tropic Thunder" and now talk of bringing the character to back to the big sc...

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