Ben Stiller has unveiled his future plans to make an “edgier comedy” film.
Recently, in an interview with collider, He openly expressed his opinion about making “edgier comedy” films in 2024.
“Obviously, in this environment, it’s hard to do much comedy,” the Hollywood actor began. “Certainly not at the scale we built it at, in terms of the economics of the business.”
He reflected on the film directed by him. Tropic Thunder of 2008 and continued, “I think even then we were lucky that we were able to make it, and I give credit to Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks.”
“He (Spielberg) read it and was like, ‘Okay, let’s make this thing.’ It’s a very visceral film when you think about it.
“The idea of Robert playing a character who’s an African-American character is, I mean, incredibly difficult,” he noted of Robert Downey Jr.’s character, who reportedly plays blackface in the film. The giving was criticized.
“Even then, of course, it was difficult. The only reason we tried it was because I felt the joke was very clear in terms of what the joke was about — winning actor awards. were trying to do anything for Night at the Museum The actor added.
Before ending, Stiller shared, “But now, in this environment, I don’t even know if I’d have the guts to tell you the truth. I’m honest.”