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2008’sTropic Thunderis one of the most popular comedy films of all time and actor Jack Black would love to do a sequel, but he believes it would get canceled today. Apart from Black, the film featured Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, and Brandon T. Jackson as a group of prima donna actors making a Vietnam War film. In a recent interview, Black even suggested a title for the sequel: Arctic Lightning.
At the time of its release, the film’s content attracted a lot of criticism, and yet, Downey Jr. was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. The film was a success at the global box office.
Jack Black would love to work with Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. for aTropic Thundersequel
ActorJack Blackrecently appeared onJoe podcastand talked aboutTropic Thunder‘s sequel. The actor explained that the sequel wouldn’t work today as they would get canceled,
“Every time I see Ben Stiller, I am like, ‘Dude, come on.’ Arctic Lightning – That’s the sequel to Tropical Thunder. You go opposites. It was such a fun movie to do but it was hard – My god, if you could get that group of people together again… forget about it – It [the sequel] would get canceled, but it would be worth it.”
Black explained that the filming conditions were terrible as they were in the middle of Hawaii surrounded by jungles, but he admitted that it was a fun movie to film. The majority of the film was shot on the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i.
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Tropic Thunderreceived backlash
At the time of its release, the film was criticized for its depiction of disabled people and the use of blackface makeup. Despitethe controversies, the film was well-received by the fans as the film was praised for its characters, story, faux trailers, and cast performances. The film solidifiedRobert Downey Jr‘s place as a talented star in Hollywood as his performance in the film earned him nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
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At the global box office, the film managed to make more than $195 million on a budget of $92 million. The film is indeed very iconic but a sequel, with a similar theme to the first film, would not work today as the world has changed a lot since then.
Farhan Asif
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
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