Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2008: #98 Tropic Thunder

#98.Tropic Thunder

Director/Writer: Ben Stiller
Producers: Stuart Cornfeld (The Ruins), Eric McLeod (The Cell) and Stiller
Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures

The Gist: Based on an original script by Stiller, Etan Cohen and
Justin Theroux, this is about the making of a big-budget war movie where
everything that can go wrong does, and where the actors end up becoming the
commandos they are playing. 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.

Fact: Tom Cruise has a bit cameo role in this film – expect to see him aged, fat and bald.

See It: Fans of Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness can expect a great marketing campaign  for this comedy.

Release Date/Status?: This gets a summer July 11th release versus Hellboy 2: The Golden
Army
and Journey 3-D. Note: Pictured above is a set pic taken from the net.