OT: Downey JR playing as black dude in Tropic Thunder?

[mjhp911]

Wow that shyt is ill. They did a damn good job right there.

[Big Chan]

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You 100% sure


I'm pretty sure he's Black in A) His 90's cartoon show, B ) The Ultimate Avengers cartoon movies, C) some part of the comics

He is a white man

[EL CABRITO]

He's a good actor, he needs challenging roles, this would be one of them...also he doesn't strike me as a racist or an attention whore doing this to be subversive to black folks. Plus he was Ironman!!!!

[JohnStarksTheDunk]

I'm pretty sure he plays a white actor in the movie. His character then plays a black man in the "movie" they are supposed to be filming within the movie. If that made no sense to anyone, read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_Thunder

The joke is that he's playing a prententious method actor who is attempting to play a black man. It's satire.

[vinnie_vegas69]

^^^ Yep - Beat me to it.

He's an Australian method actor who gets his skin permanently darkened to play the role of an African-American soldier.

I think it is, in part, a parody of Heath Ledger and Russell Crowe in particular, and their intense study into their roles.

[ITGM]

I'm pretty sure he plays a white actor in the movie. His character then plays a black man in the "movie" they are supposed to be filming within the movie. If that made no sense to anyone, read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_Thunder

The joke is that he's playing a prententious method actor who is attempting to play a black man. It's satire.

[king_k4life]

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[NYSPORTSNUCCA]

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Thats whatsup.

[NoLayupRule]

the joke is that hes a method actor in the film so he takes pigment changing meds to become black for the part - Downey jr's character that is, not actually him