Comedian/singer Jack Black has said he thinks that his new movie ‘Tropic Thunder’ isn’t as offensive as everyone is making out – because it makes fun of everyone.

The movie is causing controversy for various things but most notably for the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as an actor who has skin pigment alteration surgery to play as an African-American soldier; however Black feels that the media attacks are unwarranted.

Jack spoke on the red carpet at last nights UK premier:

“I knew that we were taking some risks but now I think it is just a really funny movie and we offended everyone so no-one should be offended. It makes fun of the whole world. I think we were pretty equal opportunity. I just hope the audiences will cut us some slack.

“I thought, if anything, Robert would get the heat mostly because what he does seems to be the most sensitive taboo. You’re not supposed to portray characters of that particular tone. I guess you never know where sensitivity will crop up.”

Robert Downey Jr, who also attended the premiere, admitted he expected the film to upset some people.

He said: “You never know who’s going to get offended and why but some things by their nature are meant to be offensive.”

‘Tropic Thunder’ is released in UK cinemas on Friday.

Posted: September 17th, 2008 under Jack Black.
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Jack Black reckons he?s off the hook with Angelina Jolie. He was reportedly in the bad books with the heavily pregnant Jolie for revealing to the world media that she was having twins?oops.

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The Actor/singer/madman was speaking at the premier of new animated movie ?Kung Fu Panda? in Leicester Square, London last night. Jack said he was pretty sure that the ?Wanted? star hadn?t held a grudge since he let the news slip at the Cannes Film Festival.

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He told an interviewer: “I think she has forgiven me. I haven’t spoken to her since the event. But I never spoke to her before the event either so it’s pretty much the same as it always was. I think she’s neutral on the subject of me.”

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The star had a typically funny entrance with Jack being carried along a red carpet, busting some Kung-Fu moves all over the place and posing with a life-size version of his character in the movie, Po.

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He said: “They carried me in through this back alley in Chinatown in a little ramshackle hut. Luckily they had four really strong guys. I was worried that somebody was going to get a hernia.

“And I came bursting out of it like a jack-in-a-box and did some kung fu.”

Posted: June 27th, 2008 under Jack Black.
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